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WRC and Labour Court decisions, November 2025

All 145 WRC and Labour Court decisions dated November 2025, newest first, with the outcome, any award and a link to the original decision.

  1. WRC recommends nurse sign CNM1 contract before retrospective pay and pension adjustments

    IR - SC - 00004161

    Industrial relations disputes

    Original decision

  2. WRC recommends €1,500 compensation for worker after hospital failed to investigate grievance

    IR - SC - 00002455

    Industrial relations disputes

    Original decision

  3. WRC rejects Emer Keenan complaint against Prosper Fingal

    ADJ-00058681

    Contracts and notice

    Original decision

  4. WRC rejects Mary Lynch complaint against Department of Education

    ADJ-00057818

    Fixed-term and part-time workers

    Original decision

  5. WRC rejects Martin King’s disability discrimination complaint against Petrogas Group Ltd.

    ADJ-00055494

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  6. WRC awards Craig Murphy €19,500 after finding his dismissal unfair

    ADJ-00054793

    Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  7. Labour Court overturns €900 award against Debenhams

    PED256

    Original decision

  8. Labour Court sets aside €900 award in Debenhams appeal

    PED254

    Original decision

  9. WRC closes complaints after McCallan misses hearing

    ADJ-00060154

    Unfair dismissal Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  10. WRC rejects Poundland worker’s wage complaint

    ADJ-00059588

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  11. Digisure ordered to pay €18,269.26 gross in wages and holiday pay

    ADJ-00056605

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  12. WRC finds K F Moda Ltd unlawfully dismissed Sandra Jackson

    ADJ-00056560

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  13. WRC rejects home care worker’s short-notice work complaint

    ADJ-00055765

    Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks Unfair dismissal · Dublin

    Original decision

  14. WRC awards Stanislav Shabanovych €1,000 in unfair dismissal case

    ADJ-00054760

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  15. WRC awards €58,681.60 after finding Mayo University Hospital unfairly dismissed employee

    ADJ-00053715

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  16. WRC rejects two complaints against Be Independent Home Care

    ADJ-00052921

    Contracts and notice

    Original decision

  17. Labour Court rejects cleaner’s protected-disclosure appeal

    PDD2515

    Whistleblowing (protected disclosures)

    Original decision

  18. Labour Court finds The Aa dismissal unfair and recommends a month’s salary in compensation

    LCR23193

    Industrial relations disputes

    Original decision

  19. Labour Court upholds rejection of cleaner’s workplace penalisation complaint

    HSD2518

    Health and safety penalisation

    Original decision

  20. WRC orders Medilink Ambulance to pay worker €1,417 in unpaid wages

    ADJ-00059887

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  21. WRC rejects Igor Zupan’s holiday pay and wages complaints against Capita

    ADJ-00058717

    Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  22. WRC wage complaint fails after complainant misses hearing

    ADJ-00058555

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  23. WRC rejects Felichia Weston’s maternity protection complaint against CPL Solutions

    ADJ-00057938

    Maternity, parental and carer's leave

    Original decision

  24. WRC dismisses Kevin Keogh’s commission claim as out of time

    ADJ-00057534

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  25. WRC awards Devansh Devansh €15,000 over underpaid wages

    ADJ-00057503

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  26. WRC dismisses Jennifer Dunne's complaint after she misses hearing

    ADJ-00056347

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  27. WRC orders voter-entitlement training after polling clerk’s mistaken advice

    ADJ-00055908

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  28. WRC awards Mengxi Tang €672.58 over missing employment terms

    ADJ-00054928

    Contracts and notice Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks

    Original decision

  29. WRC rejects Elaine Duffy’s complaints against Health Service Executive

    ADJ-00050879

    Unfair dismissal Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks

    Original decision

  30. WRC upholds six complaints by Parcel-King delivery driver

    ADJ-00047913

    Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  31. WRC awards Alan Keating redundancy lump sum after employer misses hearing

    ADJ-00060327

    Redundancy

    Original decision

  32. WRC rejects GoSafe worker’s public holiday complaint

    ADJ-00058893

    Working hours, holidays and breaks

    Original decision

  33. WRC orders Pmcsy to pay €120 over unpaid training day

    ADJ-00058834

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  34. WRC orders Bidvest Noonan to pay €300 over unlawful wage deduction

    ADJ-00058353

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  35. WRC orders House of Padel operator to pay coach €1,876

    ADJ-00057973

    Unpaid wages and pay · Dublin

    Original decision

  36. WRC awards barman over Sunday work and employment terms

    ADJ-00057743

    Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks Discrimination and equality · Dublin

    Original decision

  37. WRC rejects former Mitros Solar manager’s notice pay complaint

    ADJ-00057061

    Original decision

  38. WRC dismisses HSE worker’s travel expense claim as out of time

    ADJ-00055947

    Unpaid wages and pay · Cavan

    Original decision

  39. Hed Unity ordered to pay €180,000 after WRC finds dismissal unfair

    ADJ-00047147

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  40. WRC recommends county council and worker restart grievance procedures

    IR - SC - 00003308

    Industrial relations disputes

    Original decision

  41. Fencing firm ordered to pay worker €1,150 over late employment terms

    ADJ-00060304

    Contracts and notice

    Original decision

  42. WRC finds late wages in partly upheld complaint against Translation.ie

    ADJ-00057701

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  43. WRC dismisses disability discrimination complaint against Hse

    ADJ-00055132

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  44. Cavan County Council ordered to pay retained firefighter €15,000 over safety complaint penalisation

    ADJ-00054834

    Original decision

  45. WRC upholds redundancy and notice claims against Ysy Scaffolding Blackhorse Scaffolding

    ADJ-00054639

    Redundancy

    Original decision

  46. Irish Prison Service ordered to pay €60,000 to prison officer in WRC discrimination decision

    ADJ-00043513

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  47. Letting agent ordered to pay €7,500 in HAP discrimination case

    ADJ-00035987

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  48. WRC orders Lowza the Meal Deals Limited to pay €241.30 in unpaid wages

    ADJ-00057344

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  49. Bus Eireann ordered to pay driver €2,000 over annual leave consultation

    ADJ-00056519

    Working hours, holidays and breaks

    Original decision

  50. WRC awards Bernard McMahon €6,672 over missing employment statement

    ADJ-00053801

    Contracts and notice

    Original decision

  51. WRC dismisses Raja Adil Islam’s minimum-wage complaint

    ADJ-00058905

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  52. WRC rejects Sudath T Peiris’s discrimination complaint over chef role

    ADJ-00054778

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  53. WRC rejects three complaints against Servicenow Ireland Limitied as out of time

    ADJ-00054037

    Whistleblowing (protected disclosures) Contracts and notice Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  54. WRC closes Dan Nechita’s five complaints after he misses hearing

    ADJ-00059483

    Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  55. WRC rejects Sorin Pop’s minimum-notice complaint against Palmer Shore Ltd

    ADJ-00059419

    Original decision

  56. WRC grants Brownes On the Green worker redundancy lump sum

    ADJ-00058786

    Redundancy

    Original decision

  57. WRC rejects security officer’s complaint about changes to annual leave terms

    ADJ-00058052

    Contracts and notice

    Original decision

  58. Easyhotel ordered to pay Rodrigo Santana wages and annual-leave compensation

    ADJ-00057775

    Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks · Dublin

    Original decision

  59. Cpi Recruitment ordered to pay €70 over annual leave complaint

    ADJ-00057107

    Working hours, holidays and breaks

    Original decision

  60. Joe Duffy Motors ordered to pay €11,000 after unfair redundancy selection finding

    ADJ-00056304

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  61. WRC rejects gym discrimination claim on procedural grounds

    ADJ-00055418

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  62. WRC awards software engineer €7,500 in unpaid wages case

    ADJ-00055242

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  63. WRC awards driver €2,500 for unfair dismissal and €1,300 in holiday pay

    ADJ-00054069

    Unfair dismissal Working hours, holidays and breaks

    Original decision

  64. WRC awards Carla Gahan €30,000 in disability discrimination case against Pobal

    ADJ-00044199

    Discrimination and equality Working hours, holidays and breaks

    Original decision

  65. WRC recommends no further action in worker’s dismissal trade dispute

    IR - SC - 00002502

    Industrial relations disputes

    Original decision

  66. WRC rejects wage complaint after complainant misses hearing

    ADJ-00058640

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  67. WRC awards Izabela Calais Silva €173.12 in unpaid wages

    ADJ-00057852

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  68. WRC rejects Charlotte O’Connor’s unfair-dismissal complaint

    ADJ-00057021

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  69. WRC declines jurisdiction over Bernadette Tansey’s late dismissal complaint

    ADJ-00056387

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  70. WRC awards €1,422 on each of two complaints after finding restaurant worker was penalised

    ADJ-00051352

    Contracts and notice

    Original decision

  71. WRC orders company to pay €11,439.99 in unpaid wages

    ADJ-00059942

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  72. WRC rejects Margaret O’Leary’s complaints against Southside Travellers Action Group

    ADJ-00059472

    Discrimination and equality Maternity, parental and carer's leave

    Original decision

  73. WRC orders The Little Milk Company to pay Carol Pope €3,224 in unpaid wages

    ADJ-00059325

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  74. WRC finds truck driver’s €600 training-pay complaint not well-founded

    ADJ-00059161

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  75. WRC dismisses holiday-pay complaint after worker misses hearing

    ADJ-00059142

    Working hours, holidays and breaks

    Original decision

  76. WRC awards plasterer €10,000 over construction-sector benefit breaches

    ADJ-00058839

    Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks

    Original decision

  77. WRC awards former café worker €3,091.50 in unpaid wages and leave

    ADJ-00058632

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  78. WRC rejects constructive dismissal claim against Petrogas Group

    ADJ-00054880

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  79. WRC rejects discrimination complaint over jobseeker payment method

    ADJ-00050935

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  80. WRC rejects discrimination complaint over jobseeker payment method

    ADJ-00050933

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  81. WRC rejects discrimination complaint over social welfare payment change

    ADJ-00050932

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  82. WRC rejects discrimination complaint over social welfare payment change

    ADJ-00050931

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  83. WRC rejects Carmen Nae’s discrimination and harassment complaint against Polonez

    ADJ-00046437

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  84. WRC rejects discrimination complaint against Polonez over alleged shop incident

    ADJ-00046435

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  85. WRC says it had no jurisdiction over Liam Kelly’s late equality complaint

    ADJ-00044015

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  86. WRC finds healthcare agency complaint not well-founded after complainant misses hearing

    ADJ-00059143

    Contracts and notice

    Original decision

  87. WRC finds no prohibited conduct after hotel complainant misses hearing

    ADJ-00058398

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  88. WRC rejects builder’s complaint as outside its jurisdiction

    ADJ-00048232

    Original decision

  89. Labour Court rejects Teresa Burke’s appeal against Abbott Ireland

    UDD2540

    Unfair dismissal · Sligo

    Original decision

  90. WRC rejects Roma woman’s discrimination complaint over casino entry refusal

    ADJ-00057714

    Discrimination and equality · Dublin

    Original decision

  91. WRC closes worker’s severance-agreement dispute without further action

    IR-SC-00004448

    Industrial relations disputes

    Original decision

  92. WRC recommends €750 after hospital delays nurse’s grievance

    IR-SC-00004177

    Industrial relations disputes

    Original decision

  93. WRC recommends earlier promotion date for clinical nurse manager

    IR - SC - 00003897

    Industrial relations disputes

    Original decision

  94. WRC rejects eight carpenter’s complaints after finding he was an independent contractor

    ADJ-00059688

    Industrial relations disputes Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks

    Original decision

  95. Wine bar ordered to pay €550 over late written employment terms

    ADJ-00059021

    Contracts and notice

    Original decision

  96. WRC dismisses CEO’s annual-leave complaint after finding settlement compromised claim

    ADJ-00057182

    Working hours, holidays and breaks

    Original decision

  97. WRC rejects Ballymaloe Cookery School discrimination complaint

    ADJ-00055162

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  98. WRC dismisses discrimination complaint against ambulance service

    ADJ-00054511

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  99. WRC rejects unfair dismissal complaint after complainant misses hearing

    ADJ-00054013

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  100. WRC awards Elaine Spencer compensation over holiday pay and employment terms

    ADJ-00053592

    Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice

    Original decision

  101. WRC recommends €7,000 to settle worker’s disputes with former employer

    IR - SC - 00004502

    Industrial relations disputes

    Original decision

  102. WRC rejects HSE worker’s complaint over €900 illness-benefit deduction

    ADJ-00057985

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  103. WRC rejects discrimination complaint against West Wood Club Clontarf

    ADJ-00057173

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  104. WRC finds Dublin Bus driver was fairly dismissed after refusing random test

    ADJ-00056572

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  105. WRC rejects redundancy complaint after neither side attends hearing

    ADJ-00052834

    Redundancy

    Original decision

  106. WRC rejects Payment of Wages complaint after complainant misses hearing

    ADJ-00059206

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  107. WRC upholds Lidl worker’s €288.95 wage deduction complaint

    ADJ-00058821

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  108. WRC dismisses Aircoach worker’s public holiday pay complaint

    ADJ-00058814

    Contracts and notice

    Original decision

  109. Wingilt ordered to pay €6,000 over disability-related harassment

    ADJ-00056661

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  110. WRC rejects Dealz manager’s unfair dismissal and prize pay complaints

    ADJ-00047163

    Unfair dismissal Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  111. Labour Court affirms rejection of Waterford council worker’s terms complaint

    TED2521

    Contracts and notice

    Original decision

  112. WRC rejects restaurant worker’s constructive-dismissal complaint

    ADJ-00056371

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  113. WRC dismisses Siobhan O'Connell’s unfair dismissal complaints on time limits

    ADJ-00053294

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  114. WRC dismisses minimum-notice complaint against Failte Solar after complainant’s absence

    ADJ-00059098

    Original decision

  115. WRC finds Pensions Act complaint against Department of Social Protection misconceived

    ADJ-00056426

    Original decision

  116. WRC awards Santa Musinska €8,000 for discriminatory dismissal

    ADJ-00053914

    Discrimination and equality Agency workers and employment permits

    Original decision

  117. WRC rejects housing assistance discrimination complaint against landlord

    ADJ-00051770

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  118. WRC finds Garda disability complaints were outside the relevant time period

    ADJ-00051236

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  119. WRC dismisses Maura Cahill’s complaint after she misses hearing

    ADJ-00050473

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  120. WRC finds Kapesi pay and lay-off complaints not well founded

    ADJ-00048325

    Industrial relations disputes Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  121. WRC awards €6,000 over Power City dismissal

    ADJ-00030103

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  122. WRC rejects disability discrimination complaint against Masterlink Solutions

    ADJ-00053922

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  123. WRC rejects disability discrimination complaint against Masterlink Logistics

    ADJ-00053921

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  124. Labour Court upholds €1,000 sick-pay award against Amcor Flexibles

    SLD251

    Sligo

    Original decision

  125. WRC awards Mihaela Graminschii €590 for untaken holiday pay

    ADJ-00059065

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  126. WRC rejects South Dublin County Council wage complaint

    ADJ-00058117

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  127. WRC orders security company to pay former employee €3,050

    ADJ-00057915

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  128. WRC orders Airport Hopper to pay former driver €1,831

    ADJ-00057024

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  129. WRC dismisses unfair dismissal complaint after claimant misses hearing

    ADJ-00055311

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  130. WRC rejects ODPP employee's victimisation complaint

    ADJ-00048387

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  131. WRC rejects Michael Murphy’s disability discrimination complaint against ODPP

    ADJ-00045153

    Discrimination and equality · Dublin

    Original decision

  132. WRC recommends €3,000 compensation over grievance process delay

    IR - SC - 00003556

    Industrial relations disputes

    Original decision

  133. WRC rejects Inmar Iomer’s €2,126 training-cost deduction complaint

    ADJ-00059843

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  134. WRC awards Nadine Lattimore €500 after guide-dog access complaint

    ADJ-00058910

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  135. WRC rejects Lampa Petra’s redundancy complaint after hearing absence

    ADJ-00058634

    Redundancy

    Original decision

  136. WRC finds annual-leave pay complaint against Cherry Orchard Tyres Mark not well founded

    ADJ-00058407

    Working hours, holidays and breaks

    Original decision

  137. WRC rejects Schenker worker’s retaliation complaint

    ADJ-00058182

    Whistleblowing (protected disclosures) · Kildare

    Original decision

  138. WRC awards former Hot Donut worker €504 for unpaid wages

    ADJ-00057925

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  139. WRC awards Danielius Vaicikauskas €1,602 for missing employment terms

    ADJ-00057643

    Contracts and notice Unpaid wages and pay Redundancy

    Original decision

  140. WRC rejects Rana Shaheer Ebrahim’s discrimination complaint against National Gallery

    ADJ-00054700

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  141. Worker’s redundancy complaint ends over compromise agreement

    ADJ-00053530

    Unfair dismissal Redundancy

    Original decision

  142. WRC dismisses migration organisation worker’s claim as out of time

    ADJ-00053103

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  143. WRC rejects two dismissal complaints against Jones Engineering Holdings

    ADJ-00053000

    Unfair dismissal Working hours, holidays and breaks

    Original decision

  144. Irish Heart Foundation discriminated against former employee in equal pay, WRC finds

    ADJ-00051202

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  145. Garda wages complaint dismissed as out of time

    ADJ-00047160

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision