Widow of man who took his own life says he experienced ‘relentless bullying at work’ – inquest hears
A CORONER is to write to one of Ireland's biggest construction supply firms after the wife of a man who took his own life said he had suffered relentless bullying at work. Cork North Coroner [...]
Labour Court awards €90k to former manager at Francis Brennan’s luxury Park Hotel
The Labour Court has recommended that the luxury Park Hotel operated by the Brennan brothers pay a former manager €90,000 in settlement of an unfair dismissal claim. The recommendation - which was published on the [...]
TESCO BOSS SACKED FOR TAKING €1000 ‘GIFT’ FROM CONTRACTOR
A SENIOR Tesco manager was fired from his job after he received cheques totalling €1,000 as gifts from a contractor. Niall Browne, an engineer and maintenance manager with Tesco Ireland, claims he was unfairly dismissed [...]
DUNNES TOLD MUSLIM WORKER SHE COULDN’T WEAR HER HIJAB
A FORMER sales assistant at Dunnes Stores has claimed she was unable to go to work because she was not permitted to wear a religious headdress there. Loreta Tavoraite (35), who is originally from Lithuania, [...]
SACKED TARGET WORKERS VOW TO SIT IN UNTIL THEY GET PAID THEIR WAGES
SACKED haulage workers at the tax debt-ridden company Target Express have vowed to continue a sit-in at depots until they get unpaid wages. Seamus McBrien, the chief executive, claimed he was forced to cease trading [...]