Anatoliy Ludchenko awarded €19,500 for unfair dismissal

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Anatoliy Ludchenko was awarded €19,500 for unfair dismissal by the Workplace Relations Commission after a hearing on 10 November 2022.

The WRC found Harp Renewables Limited had treated words spoken during a workplace dispute as a resignation without taking steps to confirm it. The adjudication officer concluded that the employer had terminated the employment relationship on 23 November 2021, and that the dismissal was unfair.

The decision said Ludchenko had previously used threats to resign to seek pay increases, and that this tactic had backfired. The officer found that some responsibility for the outcome lay with Ludchenko, but awarded five months’ pay in compensation.