Alan Ecock loses unfair dismissal claim over bank dismissal

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The WRC rejected Alan Ecock’s unfair dismissal and redundancy complaints against AIB in a decision published on 18 February 2025.

The decision upheld his dismissal after the bank found he had given false or misleading information about pub work and accessed internal systems.

Ecock had worked at Kavanagh’s Pub in Dublin while employed by AIB, the tribunal was told in the earlier proceedings.

Adjudicator John Harraghy found the bank had more than reasonable grounds to believe Ecock had engaged in misconduct, and that dismissal was proportionate.