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Lexus dealership ordered to restore salesman to old job
Summary
In a decision by the Workplace Relations Commission, Denis Mahony Limited was ordered to reinstate Fionnan Martin to his former role as a Lexus salesman after he was deemed unfairly made redundant during the COVID‑19 pandemic. Martin had been informed in mid‑April 2020 by sales director Kevin McDermott that he was being let go because of pandemic restrictions, but he received no written notice or further contact from the dealership. The commission found that the company failed to consider alternatives such as temporary layoff, wage subsidies or transfer to a new Lexus "host" position, and that no genuine redundancy situation existed. The adjudicating officer ruled that Martin had been unfairly dismissed and that reinstatement was the appropriate remedy, ordering the dealership to restore him to his previous job. The decision is noted as the first of its kind this year where the WRC has ordered reinstatement rather than compensation.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Lexus dealership ordered to restore salesman to old job. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- April 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- September 2020 Other
- 23 March 2020 Other
- 2022-06-16 Publication
Why: In evidence to a hearing last October, Mr Martin said the company's sales director Kevin McDermott phoned him in mid-April 2020 to inform that he was "being let go because of the Covid restrictions". CNI source report
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