Ciaran Roche awarded €33,718 for constructive dismissal

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Ciaran Roche was awarded €33,718 for constructive dismissal by the Workplace Relations Commission; the proceedings were reported on 31 March 2023. Adjudicator John Harraghy found that 3Rockeco Limited’s failure to progress Roche’s grievance and provide meaningful work amounted to a repudiatory breach of his employment contract.

The report said Roche had been placed on temporary lay-off during Covid-19 restrictions and later resigned after attempts to resolve his grievance. The employer disputed that he had been dismissed and argued that it had acted reasonably. The award included €6,440 for loss of rights under the Redundancy Payment Acts.