Alan Ecock awarded €25,750 over unfair dismissal

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Alan Ecock was awarded €25,750 for unfair dismissal and related employment breaches by the Workplace Relations Commission. The proceedings were reported on 21 December 2023. He worked at Kavanagh’s of Aughrim Street in Dublin 7 while also employed by AIB.

The WRC found that Ecock was an employee and that the pub’s younger directors had failed to follow basic redundancy procedures, including consultation or exploring alternatives. The company had argued that he was self-employed.

The award comprised €22,750 for unfair dismissal, €2,000 for failure to give required notice and €1,000 for not providing a written statement of core employment terms. The WRC dismissed his separate claims for wages and redundancy; redundancy was provided for in the unfair dismissal order.