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GAA coach who 'lost friends and family' over unfair dismissal awarded €26k
Summary
In a decision by the Workplace Relations Commission, Skerries Harps GAA club was ordered to pay former coach Johnny Beggs €26,083 for unfair dismissal. Beggs, who had been involved with the club his whole life, claimed he was made redundant without an objective and fair consultation process. He said the club had decided his role was redundant before any consultation and that he had not been given a chance to explain how the role could be saved. The club argued that finances were drained after the pandemic and that a games promotion officer with similar duties was being paid by the Dublin county board. The commission found the selection process for redundancy was rigid, lacked meaningful consultation, and did not consider Beggs' length of service or previous experience.
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What: Report matter: GAA coach who 'lost friends and family' over unfair dismissal awarded €26k. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
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- June 2020 Other
- 2022-11-10 Publication
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