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  1. courtsPayments under Brexit scrappage scheme for trawlers do not replace statutory redundancy, WRC rules
  2. courtsGhanian fishermen say they are owed redundancy on top of decommissioning payout

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Payments under Brexit scrappage scheme for trawlers do not replace statutory redundancy, WRC rules

The Workplace Relations Commission has determined that compensation paid under the State's Brexit scrappage scheme does not satisfy statutory redundancy obligations. Seven migrant fishermen employed by Millbay Fishing Company Ltd challenged the company's refusal to pay redundancy entitlements after their vessels were decommissioned in 2022. The company had received €2 million in public funding for scrapping the St…

Courts News Ireland report
19 Mar 2024 · Courts News Ireland
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Ghanian fishermen say they are owed redundancy on top of decommissioning payout

Seven Ghanaian fishermen have brought claims before the Workplace Relations Commission alleging they are entitled to statutory redundancy payments in addition to compensation received under a vessel decommissioning scheme administered by Bord Iascaigh Mhara. The men, recruited to work in Ireland under an atypical work permit scheme for non-EU fishers, received payments based on years of service aboard the same…

Courts News Ireland report
20 Feb 2024 · Courts News Ireland

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Central Criminal Court 2017-07-06 Courts News Ireland

Accused admits strangling girlfriend

A 34-year-old man from Boyle, County Roscommon, has pleaded not guilty to murder by reason of insanity at the Central Criminal Court, arising from the death of a 23-year-old woman at his home in Sligo on 28 October 2015. The accused admitted causing the death by strangulation...

Original CNI report