WRC and Labour Court decisions in 2025
All 1,831 WRC and Labour Court decisions from 2025, by month and topic: unfair dismissal, discrimination, unpaid wages, redundancy and more.
By month
- January 161 decisions
- February 138 decisions
- March 208 decisions
- April 148 decisions
- May 192 decisions
- June 155 decisions
- July 155 decisions
- August 117 decisions
- September 152 decisions
- October 136 decisions
- November 145 decisions
- December 124 decisions
Topics in 2025
- Unfair dismissal 384 decisions
- Discrimination and equality 438 decisions
- Unpaid wages and pay 465 decisions
- Working hours, holidays and breaks 279 decisions
- Redundancy 109 decisions
- Contracts and notice 268 decisions
- Industrial relations disputes 218 decisions
- Fixed-term and part-time workers 35 decisions
- Whistleblowing (protected disclosures) 39 decisions
- Health and safety penalisation 15 decisions
- Transfer of undertakings (TUPE) 14 decisions
- Maternity, parental and carer's leave 24 decisions
- Agency workers and employment permits 14 decisions
Labour Court declines pay review referral requested by 4600 Mixed Academic Grades
LCR23205
Labour Court rejects Jack Cuddy’s equal-pay appeal against Ballyfin Demesne Limited
EDA2565
Labour Court recommends national conciliation for Wexford General Hospital on-call rest dispute
LCR23204
WRC declines to recommend for worker over employer’s handling of harassment complaint
IR - SC - 00003422
Labour Court rejects Michael Hayes appeal over fixed-term work protections
FTD254
Labour Court rejects Michael Hayes’s fixed-term work complaint
FTD253
Labour Court rejects Michael Hayes’s fixed-term work appeal
FTD252
Labour Court rejects Michael Hayes’s public-holiday complaint
DWT2551
Labour Court rejects Michael Hayes’s paid annual leave appeal
DWT2550
Labour Court rejects Michael Hayes’s public holiday appeal
DWT2549
Labour Court rejects Michael Hayes’s annual leave pay appeal
DWT2548
Labour Court rejects Michael Hayes’s daily rest break appeal
DWT2547
Labour Court rejects Michael Hayes’s daily rest-break appeal
DWT2546
WRC finds HSE’s part-time pharmacist threshold unjustified
ADJ-00056912
Discrimination and equality Fixed-term and part-time workers
WRC awards Susan Quain €40,000 after finding she was unfairly dismissed
ADJ-00054172
Labour Court recommends Ryanair keep Forsa informed on European Works Council nominations
LCR23203
WRC sends worker’s restructuring dispute back to parties
IR - SC - 00004452
WRC rejects holiday-pay complaint against Libra Transport
ADJ-00062316
WRC rejects Bujdei holiday-pay complaint against Libra Transport
ADJ-00061741
WRC finds two complaints against Bs Tiling not well founded after missed hearing
ADJ-00060478
WRC awards Barry Corbet €5,600 over missing employment terms
ADJ-00059371
WRC upholds statutory sick pay complaint against Musgrave Marketplace
ADJ-00059059
WRC rejects holiday-pay complaint against Libra Transport
ADJ-00058736
WRC awards security officer €4,000 over unfair dismissal
ADJ-00058588
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Maternity, parental and carer's leave
WRC declines jurisdiction over late holiday-pay and notice-pay complaints
ADJ-00057526
Barnardos wins WRC case over shop assistant’s duties
ADJ-00057481
WRC finds Jeremy Smith’s holiday, notice and redundancy claims out of time
ADJ-00057421
Banner Pharmacy ordered to pay €6,916 over vacancy notice failure
ADJ-00057036
Discrimination and equality Fixed-term and part-time workers
WRC rejects security guard’s pay and annual leave complaints
ADJ-00056154
Transfer of undertakings (TUPE) Working hours, holidays and breaks
WRC awards David Lawson €3,360.38 in unpaid wages case
ADJ-00052931