WRC and Labour Court decisions, February 2026
All 157 WRC and Labour Court decisions dated February 2026, newest first, with the outcome, any award and a link to the original decision.
Labour Court recommends Joint Review Group intervention in Tallaght roster dispute
LCR23231
WRC recommends worker let internal bullying process conclude
IR - SC - 00005224
WRC rejects Ronan Herlihy’s redundancy claim against Houses of the Oireachtas
ADJ-00061101
WRC finds Raymond Melder's working-hours complaint against Synergy Security Solutions not well-founded
ADJ-00060565
WRC rejects truck driver’s unfair dismissal complaint over short service
ADJ-00059515
WRC cannot hear creche worker’s discrimination complaint filed late
ADJ-00059167
WRC awards gym worker €5,500 after finding sexual harassment
ADJ-00059062
Unfair dismissal Discrimination and equality Contracts and notice
WRC awards €3,292 after finding Key Guard Security Li. dismissal unfair
ADJ-00058771
WRC rejects discrimination complaint over Castleview Apartments amenities
ADJ-00058137
WRC rejects Shaws & Sons worker’s unfair dismissal complaint after redundancy
ADJ-00055994
WRC declines to recommend concession of worker’s probation dismissal claim
IR - SC - 00004925
WRC recommends €960 for childcare educator dismissed without disciplinary investigation
IR - SC - 00004084
WRC urges employer to review contracts and dismissal procedures after worker was let go on holiday
IR - SC - 00003491
WRC orders Woodfire Cafe to pay €1,500 to former worker
ADJ-00061091
WRC rejects five complaints after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00059558
Discrimination and equality Whistleblowing (protected disclosures) Unfair dismissal
WRC finds no gender discrimination in uniform complaint
ADJ-00059321
WRC rejects employee’s constructive dismissal complaint
ADJ-00058334
WRC dismisses equality complaint after neither side attends
ADJ-00051707
WRC recommends €36,600 payment after police service mishandled worker’s complaints
IR - SC - 00002004
WRC disallows Matus Buffa’s redundancy appeal after he refused transfer to Santry
ADJ-00064080
WRC rejects two pay complaints against Davsea Ltd.
ADJ-00062517
WRC dismisses discrimination complaint after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00060965
Ignite Cuts ordered to pay €4,000 after WRC upholds salon worker’s dismissal complaint
ADJ-00058430
WRC awards Conor Gilligan €125,581.94 for unfair dismissal and €57,844.28 in notice pay
ADJ-00058189
WRC declines to hear former Premier Inn manager’s dismissal claim
ADJ-00057053
WRC rejects printer’s unfair-dismissal complaint against Poolville
ADJ-00054506
WRC rejects protected-disclosure and unfair-dismissal complaints by former Garda member
ADJ-00048911
WRC recommends €850 compensation for university’s delay in hearing worker’s grievance
IR - SC - 00003493
WRC orders Boname Fast Food to pay former chef €2,300 in unpaid wages
ADJ-00060805
WRC rejects Mustafa Akdas’s holiday pay complaint against Dino’s Barbar
ADJ-00060137
WRC dismisses Jamie’s Italian chef’s complaint over working hours
ADJ-00058658
Labour Court upholds time-bar ruling on Victor Ogiem Udia’s dismissal appeal
UDD264
Labour Court upholds time-bar ruling in Udia unfair-dismissal appeal
UDD263
Labour Court upholds decision in Guerin’s insolvency pay appeal
IAD261
WRC dismisses Beaumont Hospital team leader’s allowance claim on time-limit grounds
ADJ-00061320
Bookmaker ordered to pay worker compensation on four complaints
ADJ-00058590
Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice Unfair dismissal
WRC finds Pepper Finance age discrimination complaint not well founded
ADJ-00057143
WRC rejects Apple worker’s unfair dismissal complaint
ADJ-00054355
WRC rejects Sean Connolly’s age discrimination complaint against Pepper Finance
ADJ-00049884
WRC recommends €600 for bartender dismissed without a chance to respond
IR - SC - 00004299
WRC recommends reasonable wage deductions to recoup payroll overpayment
IR - SC - 00002835
WRC rejects two complaints after worker misses hearing
ADJ-00060452
WRC orders Indeff Limited to pay former employee €10,506.40 in wages
ADJ-00059732
GXO Logistics defeats six complaints brought by former warehouse operative
ADJ-00059561
Discrimination and equality Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks
Boru Stoves ordered to pay former worker for unpaid wages and missing employment terms
ADJ-00058208
WRC rejects Roadcare driver’s redundancy complaint after three-week lay-off
ADJ-00057613
WRC orders restaurant to pay waitress €1,208 over unpaid wages
ADJ-00057463
WRC rejects HSE worker’s wage deduction complaint
ADJ-00052738
WRC rejects equal pay discrimination claim against Irving Oil Whitegate Refinery
ADJ-00037909
Labour Court recommends 16.25% four-year pay rise for Danone Nutricia workers
LCR23230
Labour Court recommends Irish Distillers calculate pension contributions under 2011 agreement
LCR23229
Labour Court recommends Cork City Council and SIPTU agree pick-up truck staffing levels
LCR23228
WRC recommends €300 for worker misled by mistaken job contract
IR - SC - 00003996
HSE complaint over alleged health and safety penalisation rejected
ADJ-00058623
Sandra Carr awarded compensation after unfair dismissal finding
ADJ-00057397
WRC finds Helen O’Connell’s dismissal complaint not well founded
ADJ-00053182
WRC awards foreman €2,860 notice pay and a redundancy lump sum
ADJ-00057373
WRC makes no recommendation on Adult Educator’s dispute with An Education and Training Board
IR - SC - 00004217
WRC recommends €5,000 for worker over harassment investigation delay
IR - SC - 00003671
WRC dismisses wage deduction complaint after neither side attends
ADJ-00060519
WRC rejects unfair dismissal complaint after specialist role was removed
ADJ-00054854
WRC rejects Noelle Lowney’s constructive dismissal complaint against Symmetry Medical Ireland Ltd t/a Tecomet
ADJ-00053664
WRC dismisses Maria Czub’s discrimination complaint against Catalyx
ADJ-00050857
Labour Court rejects SIPTU claim for €120 weekly allowance for three Cork County Council dog wardens
LCR23226
WRC recommends €11,000 settlement for worker’s safety grievance
IR - SC - 00004605
WRC rejects equality complaint after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00060983
WRC awards Alan Daniels €12,500 over unfair dismissal
ADJ-00060486
WRC awards tenant €10,000 after landlord refused HAP
ADJ-00058129
WRC declines jurisdiction over chef’s seven complaints after visa expired
ADJ-00057404
Unfair dismissal Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks
WRC finds Donna Murphy’s dismissal and notice complaints not well founded
ADJ-00057023
WRC awards redundancy lump sum after finding break in service
ADJ-00059666
Woodfort Contracting holiday-pay complaint dismissed after worker missed hearing
ADJ-00059390
WRC awards Richard Fagan €4,000 over construction pay and pension terms
ADJ-00059361
Pizzeria ordered to pay compensation over sick leave and public holidays
ADJ-00056991
Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice Agency workers and employment permits
WRC awards €1,500 to care assistant in constructive dismissal case
ADJ-00056637
WRC dismisses eight complaints after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00056184
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC awards Brenda Mubaiwa €30,420 over unpaid wages
ADJ-00056027
WRC awards Nombeko Hlabangana €30,420 over unpaid wages
ADJ-00056024
WRC awards Nicola Sibanda €30,420 over unpaid wages
ADJ-00056023
WRC awards Shingirirai Chiwaridzo €30,420 for unpaid wages
ADJ-00056014
WRC awards Tatenda Ncube €30,420 for unpaid wages
ADJ-00056006
WRC awards Rebecca O’Hara €2,000 after finding dismissal unfair
ADJ-00055958
HSE defeats paramedic’s disability discrimination complaint at WRC
ADJ-00054763
WRC rejects anonymised technician’s constructive dismissal complaint
ADJ-00051127
WRC recommends workers attend hearings they initiate
IR - SC - 00004618
WRC recommends closing worker’s dispute over team move
IR - SC - 00004261
WRC rejects wages complaint against Smiggle Ireland Limited
ADJ-00062347
WRC dismisses discrimination complaints against Tadgh Riordan Motors
ADJ-00060540
WRC declines jurisdiction over three complaints against Kaizen Workforce Solutions
ADJ-00059270
Greystar Ireland ordered to pay €14,718 after unfair dismissal finding
ADJ-00058682
WRC dismisses four complaints after driver misses hearing
ADJ-00058102
Unfair dismissal Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay
WRC rejects security officer’s discrimination and victimisation claims
ADJ-00057601
WRC rejects legal secretary’s claim for unpaid annual leave
ADJ-00057127
WRC finds redundancy claim against Killarney Gift Shop not well founded
ADJ-00056865
WRC rejects Aircoach driver’s unfair dismissal claim
ADJ-00056697
WRC rejects minimum-notice complaint after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00055266
WRC rules Bernard Carroll’s unfair-dismissal complaint out of time
ADJ-00054595
WRC rejects hospital consultant’s pension complaints as out of time
ADJ-00052932
Fixed-term and part-time workers Agency workers and employment permits
WRC finds it cannot hear HSA employee’s sick leave complaint
ADJ-00060302
WRC rejects teacher’s late unfair dismissal claim
ADJ-00059183
WRC rejects three complaints after neither party attends hearing
ADJ-00057950
WRC dismisses Smokin Goat recruitment complaint
ADJ-00060968
WRC rejects three leave and sick-pay complaints against Bailieborough leisure centre
ADJ-00056994
Department of Education complaint over contract change fails at WRC
ADJ-00053582
WRC rules Jaco Albuquerque’s 30 complaints against Kepak out of time
ADJ-00040051
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Industrial relations disputes
Labour Court awards Xin Hu €2,000 over missing written employment terms
TED2624
Labour Court sets aside recommendation after HSE Saolta and worker appeals
LCR23225
WRC rejects worker’s request for higher pay-scale point
IR - SC - 00004582
WRC recommends €26,319.34 for worker kept out of job by delayed medical assessment
IR - SC - 00004203
WRC dismisses Stephen Layzell’s constructive-dismissal complaint
ADJ-00062868
WRC rejects Brendan Braescu Cojocaru’s employment-terms complaint
ADJ-00062848
WRC dismisses Teo Petrovic’s unpaid-wages complaint after non-attendance
ADJ-00060380
Around Noon ordered to pay former employee €1,750 over contract information
ADJ-00058375
WRC rejects former Bewley's employee's dismissal and bonus complaints
ADJ-00058085
WRC rejects relief educarer’s complaint over working-hours terms
ADJ-00057281
WRC rejects seven complaints against Links Childcare
ADJ-00056892
Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay Discrimination and equality
WRC awards €6,000 after finding race discrimination in dismissal
ADJ-00055341
Discrimination and equality Fixed-term and part-time workers Unfair dismissal
WRC orders landlords to pay tenant €1,500 over HAP discrimination
ADJ-00051171
WRC rejects care assistant’s claim over reduced wages
ADJ-00057758
WRC rejects care assistant’s claim over reduced paid hours
ADJ-00057757
Health service provider ordered to pay worker €21,153.50 for unfair dismissal
ADJ-00057214
WRC allows restaurant bartender’s redundancy appeal
ADJ-00057213
WRC rejects catering worker’s protected disclosure complaint
ADJ-00056526
WRC dismisses two complaints after claimant misses second hearing
ADJ-00055146
WRC orders Indeff Limited to pay former employee €6,296.77
ADJ-00062378
WRC rejects Boguslaw Wodka’s unpaid-hours complaint against Dc Schenker Ireland Limited Db Shenker
ADJ-00062185
WRC rejects Monika Rogozinska’s pay complaint against Db Schenker Ireland Ltd
ADJ-00062179
WRC finds Lee Whelan’s holiday-pay complaint was out of time
ADJ-00061575
WRC rejects Patrycja Kolakowska’s pay complaint against Db Schenker (Ire) Ltd
ADJ-00060415
WRC rejects Richard Barry’s unpaid-wages complaints against Bc-Group Ltd
ADJ-00060400
WRC finds Alan Whyte’s dismissal was not unfair after delivery refusal
ADJ-00060311
WRC rejects Claire Sweeney’s seniority complaint against An Post
ADJ-00059186
WRC rejects Sunday premium and unfair dismissal complaints against Zaytoon
ADJ-00058140
WRC rejects Iryna Andriiets’s redundancy payment complaint against Bosi Limited
ADJ-00057470
WRC awards €10,000 to car sales executive unfairly dismissed
ADJ-00056653
WRC awards Colin Egan €2,760 over unfair dismissal
ADJ-00054316
WRC rejects Poundland worker’s disability discrimination complaint
ADJ-00052367
Labour Court awards Natalia Draganel €2,400 for unfair dismissal
UDD2650
Labour Court rejects HSE worker’s religion discrimination appeal
EDA261
WRC dismisses cafe worker’s unpaid wages complaint after non-attendance
ADJ-00060696
WRC orders Ollies Bar & Lounge to pay chef €171.20 and €2,204.20
ADJ-00060113
WRC awards Gemma Turner €2,085 in minimum notice claim
ADJ-00059392
WRC dismisses Martin Kenny's €550 wages claim
ADJ-00058788
WRC rejects Jonas Kiaulakis’s penalisation complaint against Chm Group
ADJ-00058240
Revenue wins discrimination complaint over incapacitated child tax credit
ADJ-00056933
WRC finds Lee Caluan’s dismissal by Concern Worldwide Concern was not unfair
ADJ-00053502
WRC rejects Ramzan Ali’s unfair dismissal complaint against OCS
ADJ-00050803
WRC rejects Agnieszka Michalak’s constructive dismissal complaint
ADJ-00050484
Labour Court recommends HSE workforce planning talks with union panel
LCR23224
Labour Court finds salon lacked procedures for bullying complaints
LCR23223
WRC dismisses Kelly O Sullivan's unfair dismissal complaint
ADJ-00061055
WRC dismisses two wage complaints after worker misses hearing
ADJ-00060401
WRC dismisses working-time and unfair-dismissal complaints after hearing absence
ADJ-00060318
WRC dismisses terms-of-employment complaint involving alleged forged signature
ADJ-00059414
WRC dismisses terms of employment complaint after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00058567
WRC rejects unfair dismissal complaint after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00057949
WRC rejects late salary complaint against Academic Bridge
ADJ-00056514