Brian O’Neill awarded €2,000 for unfair dismissal over hardened concrete

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Brian O’Neill won €2,000 for unfair dismissal at the Workplace Relations Commission after a hearing in August 2024. The dispute followed a concrete load left to harden in a truck at the employer’s Kilkenny depot.

The adjudicator found the dismissal procedurally deficient, but concluded O’Neill knew or should have known his actions could lead to a sanction up to dismissal. The award was reduced because the loss of earnings amounted to about four or five weeks’ wages and he had returned to work.