Aidan Fitzgibbon awarded €12,500 after unfair dismissal

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Aidan Fitzgibbon won an unfair dismissal complaint against Autism Initiatives at the Workplace Relations Commission; the decision was reported on 7 April 2025.

The social care worker was dismissed in January 2022 after allegations about remarks concerning service users and leaving when an alarm sounded. The adjudicator found procedural unfairness, citing investigation failures and an unaddressed question of possible witness bias.

Reinstatement was not ordered because of the antagonism between the parties. Fitzgibbon received €12,500 compensation for loss of earnings, which the adjudicator considered just and equitable in the circumstances.