Caroline McGarry awarded €40,000 in constructive dismissal claim

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Caroline McGarry won her constructive dismissal complaint at the Workplace Relations Commission, with the decision reported on 31 October 2023. Adjudicator Kara Turner found that her resignation was reasonable and awarded €40,000 in compensation, equivalent to six months’ pay.

JTI (Ireland) Ltd argued that McGarry had not used its grievance process and could instead have engaged with the performance improvement plan. The WRC found that her April 2022 letter clearly raised grievances which were not properly addressed, while finding no contribution by McGarry to her dismissal or financial loss.