WRC and Labour Court decisions, January 2026
All 118 WRC and Labour Court decisions dated January 2026, newest first, with the outcome, any award and a link to the original decision.
WRC recommends €1,000 payment to airline worker after promotion protocol breach
IR - SC - 00003679
WRC recommends local dialogue over school bus driver’s workplace dispute
IR - SC - 00003581
WRC recommends €2,000 payment after Security Force failed to update applicant
IR - SC - 00003328
WRC recommends €1,500 payment after Security Service failed to update applicant
IR - SC - 00003327
WRC rejects unfair dismissal complaint after worker misses hearing
ADJ-00060827
WRC awards compensation over contract statement and notice breaches
ADJ-00060372
WRC rejects Accenture pay complaint as out of time
ADJ-00059474
WRC finds Rotunda pay complaint out of time and not well founded
ADJ-00059218
WRC rejects school bus driver’s age discrimination complaints
ADJ-00057970
WRC dismisses Joao Mizeraque’s two complaints after he did not attend hearing
ADJ-00054890
WRC dismisses nine complaints after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00050415
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC awards Natalia Koziol €3,000 for unfair dismissal
ADJ-00049385
WRC awards Natasza Korajda €4,650 for unfair dismissal
ADJ-00049384
Labour Court overturns WRC sick pay decision in employer’s appeal
SLD262
Labour Court dismisses Harry Phelan’s appeal against Tusla
EDA2682
WRC recommends €1,500 after finding redundancy process unfair
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Labour Court dismisses Martin appeal filed three days late
AWD265
Labour Court dismisses Martin appeal filed three days late
AWD264
WRC awards bartender Aoibheann McCaffrey for four employment breaches
ADJ-00056713
Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks · Sligo
WRC orders Aughinish Alumina to pay worker €1,859.23 over wage deduction
ADJ-00056497
Labour Court dismisses Jelena Jevsejeva’s wages appeal
PWD2642
Labour Court rejects Jevsejeva’s minimum-notice appeal
MND269
WRC rejects former worker’s leave and wages claims
ADJ-00061476
WRC rejects Coca Cola HBC Ireland unfair dismissal claim
ADJ-00055853
WRC rejects wage claim for work at employer’s group company
ADJ-00052256
WRC orders Tesco to pay Dundalk manager seven weeks’ sick pay
ADJ-00050608
WRC wage complaint ends after worker misses hearing
ADJ-00049091
Labour Court recommends closure of worker’s investigation complaint
LCR23215
Labour Court recommends closure of worker’s investigation complaint
LCR23214
WRC orders Th Heating & Plumbing to pay apprentice €400 in wages
ADJ-00061429
Ap Haslam Ltd defeats race-based bonus complaint
ADJ-00059712
WRC rejects two complaints against Ttm Healthcare Solutions Ltd
ADJ-00059009
Discrimination and equality Agency workers and employment permits
WRC orders Avpa Ltd to pay Jose Felix one week’s wages
ADJ-00056035
Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay Industrial relations disputes
WRC orders Sligo Social Service Council Ltd to pay Peter Butler €3,000
ADJ-00054138
WRC dismisses two complaints after worker misses hearing
ADJ-00053952
WRC dismisses two complaints after worker misses hearing
ADJ-00053949
Labour Court rejects takeaway’s appeal over missing written employment terms
TED2623
WRC recommends worker accept constructive-dismissal dispute was without merit
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Labour Court awards Zoe Murphy €9,100 in sexual harassment case
EDA2681
Labour Court awards Zoe Murphy €1,750 over annual leave
DWT2658
Labour Court awards Zoe Murphy €1,000 over rest breaks
DWT2657
Labour Court awards Zoe Murphy €1,000 over Sunday premium
DWT2656
WRC awards worker €5,600 over unfair dismissal after theft allegation
ADJ-00060260
WRC dismisses Applegreen worker’s minimum-notice complaint
ADJ-00059404
WRC orders Moate dental clinic to pay former dentist €17,000
ADJ-00058460
WRC rejects Actavo worker’s complaint over tax on bonus
ADJ-00057888
WRC dismisses unfair dismissal complaint over wrong employer
ADJ-00057047
WRC rejects statutory sick pay complaint against Gaeltec Utilities
ADJ-00056681
WRC rejects race discrimination complaint over mistaken recruitment email
ADJ-00056396
Kaefer Limited ordered to pay €25,000 after unfair redundancy dismissal
ADJ-00051409
WRC rejects wage complaint after neither party attends hearing
ADJ-00061287
WRC orders Norinora Limited to pay Gary Somers €23,185.68
ADJ-00060566
WRC rejects student’s disability discrimination complaint against education board
ADJ-00058142
WRC dismisses Ignatius Corr’s disability discrimination complaint against Vertiv Ireland, E&I Engineering
ADJ-00057251
WRC rejects complaint against Baker Finn Recruitment over interview feedback
ADJ-00057193
WRC rejects Peter O'Dwyer’s age discrimination complaint over retirement at 66
ADJ-00052040
WRC rejects Rachel Sweeney/ Ennis’s penalisation and dismissal complaints against HSE
ADJ-00029252
WRC awards driver €15,000 over annual leave and unpaid wages
ADJ-00056032
WRC rejects student’s discrimination complaint against art college
ADJ-00051939
WRC awards worker €750 over bank holiday pay
ADJ-00060353
Merrion Hotel daily-rest complaint rejected by WRC
ADJ-00059775
WRC rejects Foot Locker unfair-dismissal complaint
ADJ-00059105
WRC complaint against Eirgrid fails after complainant misses hearings
ADJ-00056135
Edward Bourke loses disability discrimination appeal against Kilkenny County Council
EDA2576
Edward Bourke’s appeal against Kilkenny County Council fails
EDA2575
Labour Court awards Jing Quan Xiao €3,500 over unpaid annual leave
DWT2655
Labour Court awards Jing Quan Xiao €1,000 over unpaid Sunday premium
DWT2654
WRC rules it lacked jurisdiction over Martins Pancis unfair-dismissal claim
ADJ-00058945
WRC dismisses minimum wage complaint after neither party attends
ADJ-00058854
WRC rejects Hse worker’s wage deductions complaint
ADJ-00057881
WRC rejects Paul Kenny’s constructive dismissal claim
ADJ-00057145
WRC finds Stewart Howard’s unfair dismissal complaint against Uniijobs not well founded
ADJ-00056931
WRC finds Yasmine El-Hamamy’s late wages complaint against Academic Bridge not well founded
ADJ-00056855
WRC recommends supermarket remove supervisor’s final warning
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WRC awards Yasmine El-Hamamy €12,000 after unfair dismissal
ADJ-00060192
WRC awards Ana Gabriela Munoz Garcia €1,944 after unfair dismissal
ADJ-00059755
WRC rules it cannot hear Stivens Sanchez unfair dismissal complaint
ADJ-00058442
WRC makes no finding on two complaints after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00055516
WRC rejects plumber’s unpaid wages complaint against Palmaris Ltd. T/A Palco
ADJ-00055086
Grosvenor Services ordered to pay €3,000 in equal-pay case
ADJ-00052627
WRC awards €9,107 after finding constructive dismissal at landscaping business
ADJ-00050773
Labour Court does not recommend Trinity College worker’s pay-scale claims
LCR23211
Labour Court recommends revised pay scale for 26 HSE perfusionists
LCR23209
WRC dismisses Swissport worker’s wage and holiday complaints after he misses hearing
ADJ-00057947
WRC awards worker compensation in three complaints against Axess Zui Ltd
ADJ-00057112
Transfer of undertakings (TUPE) Contracts and notice Unpaid wages and pay
WRC records Oliwia Krzywdzinska’s complaints as duplicates of related case
ADJ-00057111
Contracts and notice Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks
Labour Court recommends against restoring COVID-19 absence exemption at Mondelez
LCR23206
WRC says worker’s reported workplace assault dispute should be closed
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WRC awards Noelia Ucha €100 over withheld wages
ADJ-00058886
WRC awards Battsetseg Seddavaa €8,000 for unfair dismissal
ADJ-00057742
Discrimination and equality Maternity, parental and carer's leave Unfair dismissal
WRC dismisses three discrimination complaints against Holden Installations
ADJ-00057290
WRC dismisses Sebastião Luz’s unfair dismissal complaint
ADJ-00056965
WRC rejects Doyeon Kwon’s unpaid wages and holiday complaint
ADJ-00056565
WRC rejects discrimination complaint after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00056438
WRC declines jurisdiction over transfer-related pay and bonus complaint
ADJ-00055815
WRC declines to hear Airtricity unfair dismissal complaint
ADJ-00055312
WRC rejects UCD unfair dismissal complaint as out of time
ADJ-00055107
WRC declines jurisdiction over Fiona Franklin’s unfair dismissal complaint
ADJ-00054159
WRC declines jurisdiction over five complaints against Hilton Hotel
ADJ-00028522
Unpaid wages and pay Discrimination and equality Working hours, holidays and breaks
WRC awards Karen Gaffrey €1,275.45 in unpaid wages complaint
ADJ-00060375
WRC rejects all 11 complaints by Mehmet Akif Ustun against Sar Group Mcr Group
ADJ-00056980
Unfair dismissal Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC rejects six complaints by InisCare worker
ADJ-00056329
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice · Tipperary
WRC awards painter €1,326.22 for unpaid wages and leave
ADJ-00058112
WRC orders Ks Electrical Ltd to pay €1,760 in wages and holiday pay
ADJ-00061368
WRC dismisses four complaints against Derry Court Company Limited
ADJ-00058760
Unfair dismissal Discrimination and equality Maternity, parental and carer's leave
WRC awards Brian Kelly €880 for sick pay and €1,761 for wages
ADJ-00056718
WRC awards Nora Martin €90,000 for unfair dismissal
ADJ-00002630
Labour Court sets €8,800 compensation for unfair dismissal
UDD2647
WRC dismisses Amazon worker’s seven complaints
ADJ-00058517
WRC rules eight care worker complaints were out of time
ADJ-00056412
Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay Unfair dismissal
WRC finds against plumber’s mate in race and age pay claims
ADJ-00048926
Labour Court upholds Mercer redundancy dismissal decision
UDD2537
Labour Court rejects Legal Aid Board worker’s protected-disclosure appeal
PDD258
Labour Court dismisses Michelle Spellissy’s safety penalisation appeal
HSD2513
WRC finds no race discrimination in recruitment agency’s document checks
ADJ-00059999
WRC orders Premier Inn operator to pay €289.76 in unpaid wages
ADJ-00059564
WRC rejects Iaa worker’s penalisation complaint
ADJ-00059044
WRC rejects driver’s discrimination complaint over licence refusal
ADJ-00057830