Use of ‘beep test’ to measure firefighters’ fitness discriminates against women, tribunal finds
Standard physical ‘beep test’ described as ‘cheap and dirty’ way of assessing aerobic capacity
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Former lifeguard who rejected redeployment as traffic warden loses discrimination claim
Labour Court finds Edward Bourke was not subject to less favourable treatment by Kilkenny County Council
Student with Down syndrome fails in disability discrimination case against NCAD
Ellie Dunne, who had enrolled in fine art degree programme, claimed college did not provide necessary supports and accommodation
Veteran Avoca head chef sacked for ‘falsified’ fridge record made ‘genuine mistake’
WRC hears that employee was under ‘extraordinary pressure’
State secures closed hearing in senior Garda detective’s whistleblower claim
Brian O’Reilly claims he was denied acting-up allowance as penalisation for raising protected disclosures
Lawyers for Trinity to produce statistics showing it is ‘not a racist university’
Workplace Relations Commission to hear complaint against college from historian who claims its lawyers are trying to ‘gag’ him
Tesco bosses’ failure to search bins for missing €20 before sacking worker a ‘fatal’ error
WRC adjudicator found that there was no dishonesty on the part of the employee
Businessman ‘surprised’ finance director didn’t agree to 60% salary cut
Employee had previously told boss she was pregnant and was planning on taking maternity leave, WRC hears
Imminent work to rule by HSE physiologists called off to allow for more talks
Action had been due to start on Friday morning but was deferred on Thursday evening
Hertz car-hire ordered to pay blind woman €10k over valet fee for guide-dog soiling
Workplace Relations Commission upholds complaint against company alleging disability discrimination
Tusla whistleblower claims put forward to Public Accounts Committee for examination
Internal review in 2018 raised financial management issues at child and family agency facility in Cork
Barnardos children’s charity accused of ‘ploy’ to shut down employment dispute
Former worker says 2021 redundancy was an unfair termination of her employment
Central Bank settles alleged whistleblower case with sacked forensic investigator
Employee complained of alleged ‘ill treatment by a manager’
Aer Lingus pilot accuses airline of ‘witch hunt’ against him
Employee told colleagues that files including birth certs, private emails and police records relating to staff were openly accessible on the airline’s internal computer systems
Tusla ‘failed to show lawful basis for processing whistleblower’s data’, watchdog finds
Ciarán Kenneally resigned from role with agency in 2019 after making protected disclosure
New code of practice on part-time work signed into law
Code aimed at expanding flexible working options and increasing labour‑market participation
Former Inland Fisheries Ireland chief begins case at Workplace Relations Commission
Fisheries agency has had troubled history in recent years with a number of reviews and investigations
Nurses at Naas General Hospital set to take industrial action over ‘frustration, burnout’
INMO serves notice of action due to start on February 9th over unsafe staffing levels
Shop worker with heart condition let go for taking too much sick leave gets €6,500
WRC finds worker ‘discriminatorily dismissed’ due to her disability
Latest WRC case involving Dundalk FC settled
Two teams of lawyers arrived to represent club at tribunal
Schools must use students’ preferred name and pronouns, says new trans rights guide
Guide produced by civil liberties group warns businesses risk legal action if they fail to uphold rights
WRC hears Marker Hotel worker’s claim of ‘invasive’ questions about origin and sexuality
Adjudicator Penelope McGrath adjourned the matter and said she would look for a resumed hearing date in March
Romanian workers on Intel site let go days after work stoppage in ‘calamitous’ racism row
Company tells WRC that redundancies were genuine and the result of a downturn in work
Printer says ‘aggressive’ colleague should have been sacked for ‘ghetto attitude’ on shop floor
WRC told employee made a ‘false allegation that tried at the very least to undermine’ manager
Threat of new schools strike action remains as pensions dispute goes to Labour Court
‘Considerable’ gap between desires of two sides, says Fórsa union
Donnybrook Magdalene laundry survivor faces eviction: ‘I have nowhere to go. I am frightened’
Nuala Clarke (70) is being evicted over antisocial behaviour when she experienced psychosis three years ago
Industrial relations agencies annoyed at being kept in dark on collective bargaining plan
Labour Court and Workplace Relations Commission only found out on the day of strategy’s unveiling
HR worker admits using ‘AI assistance’ to write legal papers for her employment tribunal
Claimant’s legal submissions may contain AI ‘hallucinations’, Workplace Relations Commission told
Driving testers vote in favour of industrial action over insurance concerns
Any action could have detrimental effect on waiting times for driving tests
Pharmacist awarded €20,000 after being excluded from promotion due to working part-time
HSE ordered to review its minimum criteria for applications for the role
Team leader who was made redundant at Irish branch of TikTok loses unfair dismissal claim
Adjudicator judged selection process to be ‘impartial’
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WRC adjudicator launches his own ‘mistreatment’ case against State
Workplace Relations Commission official also allages gender-related discrimination
Executive unfairly dismissed for ‘no fault’ by video call awarded €180,000
Award at the Workplace Relations Commission is largest this year for type of case
Accountant cut after nearly 18 years was ‘laughed at’ when she asked about redundancy payment, WRC hears
Employee had worked for bingo hall operator for nearly 18 years
‘Posh Belvedere boy’: Aer Lingus pilot tells WRC about co-pilot’s use of word ‘apologies’
Airline denies statutory complaints brought by Declan McCabe, under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014
Freight airline ASL engages WRC to break ‘impasse’ with pilots and avert strike
Around 90 Ialpa members are due to begin a strike next week
Hospital clerical worker who said she had to put up with ‘toxic’ management behaviour awarded €58,000
Worker was ordered to go into mediation with a colleague without being given a copy of the grievance he had made against her
Portuguese man faced discrimination when stopped from voting, tribunal finds
Carlos Manuel Garcia da Silva has lived in Ireland for some 30 years, WRC hears
Veteran Irish executive says finding out she was being demoted in company newsletter was ‘pretty stressful’
WRC hears veteran executive was unfairly dismissed from €275,000 job at arm of multinational group Lionbridge
Businessman behind €120-an-hour padel lessons sent ‘threatening’ texts to coach in pay dispute
House of Padel founder William McGlade had let coach go after eight weeks due to low demand
Air traffic control thought whistleblower pilot’s jet headed for ‘wrong runway’, WRC told
Aer Lingus is contesting statutory complaints brought by Declan McCabe under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014
Firefighter who accused senior officer of ‘snide remarks’ about his weight wins €15,000
Workplace Relations Commission heard allegations of the removal of kit from part-time retained firefighter Cian Donohoe
‘A direct attack on my wife, my family, my career and my reputation’
Aer Lingus pilot tells Workplace Relations Commission that demotion over ‘non-event’ was intentionally ‘humiliating’
Office worker wins €30,000 more for ‘long Covid’ discrimination
State-backed community development body, Pobal, which previously lost a €10,000 claim from same worker, ignored their own medical adviser
Aer Lingus pilot feared ‘retribution’ from senior airline personnel, WRC hears
Pilot was stripped of command duties after his aircraft failed to pick up a navigation beacon on approach to Dublin Airport in 2023
Builder hit with €16,940 bill after failing to pay plasterer agreed industry rate
Worker noticed discrepancy between what he was getting paid and what the Revenue Commissioners were told he had been paid
Russian-born billionaire’s firm can pursue racial discrimination claim, High Court rules
Complaint dismissed by WRC in 2023 on grounds that it had no standing under legislation
Ballymaloe Cookery School employee pulled up for being ‘persistently late’ loses WRC claim
Worker pulled up by management for being ‘persistently late’
Winklevoss crypto exchange moved to Malta after compliance concerns, WRC hears
Gemini’s EU head of compliance tells hearing he warned company seeking Irish authorisation its procedures breached incoming EU law
Asba Meats’ owner visited woman worker’s home looking for ‘massage’, WRC told
‘Profoundly troubling’ that businessman exploited financial vulnerability of part-time employee, says adjudicator
Landlord ordered to pay €20,000 over threat to evict family and refusal to accept HAP
Tenant told Muhammad Naeem Aslam that he needed State support to cover rent as he was due to have surgery
Warehouse worker wins €13,000 for disability discrimination
Santa Musinska’s case is first in country where there was a ruling on whether effects of eczema can constitute a disability
Pharma giant gave Irish employee three months to come up with €20,800 to cover alleged ‘overpayment’, WRC hears
Employee challenging legality of Bristol Myers Squibb decision to deduct her salary by €870 a month over two years
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