School’s rules on ear piercings may amount to indirect discrimination, WRC says
Boy (16) made complaint under Equal Status Act in relation to school’s contention that he should take out stud or have both ears pierced
Boy (16) made complaint under Equal Status Act in relation to school’s contention that he should take out stud or have both ears pierced
Former politician owes €11,500 to ex-employee Fiona Smyth following WRC ruling
‘There was nobody laughing at her. She wasn’t tearful, she wasn’t upset,’ WRC hearing told
Employee seeks compensation for leave and holiday pay allegedly denied to him before being put on a contract in 2018
Employee of Schoolhouse Hotel in Dublin 4 is challenging his dismissal which he says ‘flies in the face of natural justice’
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Workplace Relations Commission finding confirms obligations in relation to shortfalls in workers’ pension schemes where a business is insolvent
Two days of planned hearings in case of former firefighter against Mayo County Council cancelled after technology glitch
Company omission of an end date from employment agreement was ‘an error’
Solicitor sober since 2019 claims discrimination, victimisation on grounds of disability of alcoholism
WRC award halved to take account of ‘very significant contribution’ by complainant to his own sacking
Counsel for company said it was “not reasonable” to form view that proposed job was a demotion without further discussion
Sociologist Dr Rebecca Murphy accused university of ‘gaslighting’ her in WRC complaint
WRC told that employees were left short having been let go
Brian O’Neill awarded reduced amount against Total Highway Maintenance with WRC finding he ‘ought to have known better’
Adjudicator finds decision to dismiss Galway Bay FM veteran broadcaster Neil Molloy ‘not unfair’ although finding of gross misconduct deemed ‘excessive’
College’s lawyers have denied discrimination ‘in the strongest possible terms’
WRC finds that air cargo company failed to follow ‘anything approaching fair procedure’ after blaming company veteran for rogue shipments
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Ballyseedy Restaurant Ltd ceased trading following Ireland’s largest-ever seizure of crystal meth
The tribunal heard that Tom Ronan had been left with less than €400 a week to live on when he was retired from the job on March 27th last year
St Vincent’s University Hospital found to have failed to play premium rate to Rev Liam Cuffe
Boy returned after summer break with stud in ear and was told to remove stud, cover it with plaster or get second ear pierced
Trade unionist alleged he was sidelined by Unite after his return to work following treatment
WRC gives worker more time to consider retrospective benefits deal already tabled by broadcaster
Brian Meagher gave TV interview from hospital bed after suffering ‘horrendous, life-threatening wounds’ during ambush on September 5th, 2022
Workplace Relations Commission hears colleague thrust into him ‘as if he was riding a horse’
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WRC said it did not have jurisdiction to consider complaint against head monk of Silverstream Priory in Co Meath
Amir Sajad Esmaeily had travelled to ‘prohibited’ country to attend his uncle’s funeral, Workplace Relations Commission told
Children’s father said he stopped her wages over concernes about ‘external scrutiny’ of firm’s affairs during divorce proceedings
Killarney Advertiser failed to convince Workplace Relations Commission that plan was a ‘metaphor’
Graziano D’Amato claimed lack of written reference contributed to nine months out of work
‘When they asked me to start working, I said it would take one month at least to open the kitchen. They gave me 24 hours’, Workplace Relations Commission told
In second ever case under ‘work life balance’ law, Centric Mental Health employee demanded his fully remote contract be honoured
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Workplace Relations Commission tribunal accepted that changes to his position were not related to his status as a cancer survivor
Former manager at Bidvest Noonan claims company investigation into alleged false overtime claims are harming his employment prospects
WRC finds Billie Stevens to be ‘credible witness’ in case
David Morris, who worked for Cushla Health Systems Ltd, secured a direction for payment at the Workplace Relations Commission
Daniel Murphy told Workplace Relations Commission that he risked getting stuck behind silage traffic while travelling cross-country from Co Monaghan to Co Meath
Property firm put Corry Bourke on gardening leave for three months but failed to pay him
Tom O’Riordan has lodged claims against Aer Lingus Ltd
Cormac Flynn’s barrister said Minister for Education decided to close schools during Covid-19 pandemic ‘without ensuring that the educational needs of the complainant were provided for’
Fashion buyer Poliane Fernandes Lima was dismissed from Born Clothing in Galway last January and received her new visa three days later
Band’s management feels decision by Workplace Relations Commission must be appealed ‘on behalf of the music industry
Worker sacked by AIB after senior manager read about his unfair dismissal from after-hours pub job in a news report
Worker said he received a payslip and discovered that his hourly rate of pay had been reduced by €7 an hour
Ireland has one of the highest percentages of employees working from home in the EU
Former employee had ‘full knowledge’ of implications when he accepted enhanced redundancy package, says WRC
Worker told Nadine Lattimore, who is blind, she was concerned about her guide dog ‘interfering with or licking the food’
Ger Malone, a full-time organiser since 2002, alleges she was penalised after making protected disclosures
The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) concluded the man, who is from the Roma community, was refused service ‘based on a stereotype’
Social media giant – now known as X – ordered to pay award of €550,131 to former executive Gary Rooney
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