Christina Doyle wins €5,000 unfair dismissal award

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Christina Doyle won €5,000 for unfair dismissal from Our Lady of Hope School, in a Workplace Relations Commission decision reported on 27 February 2025. The dispute arose after she was accused of leaving a bucket containing diluted bleach in a school corridor.

The WRC rejected the school’s position that Doyle resigned and found she had been unfairly dismissed without fair procedures. It ordered the school’s board of management to pay her €5,000 compensation.