Engineer ‘fired on the spot’ over stammer wins €15,000 payout
A design engineer for an agricultural machinery manufacturer who was discriminatorily dismissed over his stammer has been awarded €15,000 compensation. The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) ordered the unnamed firm to pay the worker €15,000 after [...]
Bus Éireann ordered to pay driver €10,200 over constructive dismissal
Driver given a choice by a boss to retire or be fired after incident with elderly passenger A long-serving Bus Éireann bus driver said he has been left “deeply traumatised” over the manner of his [...]
Can you lodge a claim before the WRC while on notice but not yet dismissed
Can you lodge a claim before the WRC while on notice but not yet dismissed And what is the true cost of say a €20k award The Simple answer is YES. A recent case was [...]
Case Under Irish Law
State of Kuwait to appeal Labour Court ruling quashing its immunity from Irish employment law A ruling last month found that an employee of the State of Kuwait could take a case under Irish law. [...]
Company ordered to pay €61,000 to woman who was ‘discriminated against due to pregnancy’
A RENTAL COMPANY has been ordered to pay €61,100 to a general manager after she found herself to be effectively demoted to general operative after returning from maternity leave. At the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), [...]
Indian Restaurant order to pay €3,000 over refusal to serve Indian Customer
Indian restaurant ordered to pay €3,000 over refusal to serve Indian customer Ravi Shukla said he never received notification to appear at WRC and will appeal An Indian restaurant in Dublin 4 has been ordered [...]