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Council engineer secures €36k in sick pay row
Summary
In a dispute over sick pay and holiday entitlements, Limerick City and County Council was ordered to pay senior engineer Sean Considine €36,271.08. The Workplace Relations Commission upheld complaints under the Payment of Wages Act and the Organisation of Working Time Act for sick pay from 5 December 2020 to 25 May 2021, and related public holiday and annual leave entitlements. Considine had been transferred to a new site on 5 May 2020 but did not attend work there, claiming the council had no authority to transfer him. He was removed from payroll on 8 June 2020 and again on 5 December 2020 after refusing to work. The tribunal found the council's discretionary sick pay scheme was exercised unreasonably, but upheld the pay claim for the period when he was fit to work.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Council engineer secures €36k in sick pay row. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- November 2020 Other
- May 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- 5 May 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- 8 June Incident
- 17 August Incident
- 28 November Other
- 5 December Other
- 5 December 2020 Other
- 25 May Other
- 2022-10-28 Publication
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