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Recruit who said he was hired for marketing role was put to work on factory floor
Summary
In November 2022, the Workplace Relations Commission ruled that Bryan Murphy was constructively dismissed by West Cork Distillers. Murphy claimed he had been recruited for a marketing role in September 2020 but was instead assigned to the bottling line. He said the company promised a graduate marketing position, but no contract was issued until April 2020, when a draft contract was later removed by a director after Murphy pointed out missing promises. Murphy alleged that directors pressured him, belittled him in a WhatsApp group, and denied the marketing role. He resigned under what he described as intolerable pressure. The WRC found Murphy's evidence persuasive, noted a lack of employment contract, and ordered the distillery to pay €2,100 in redress and four weeks' pay for loss of earnings, acknowledging that Murphy found new work almost immediately after resigning.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Recruit who said he was hired for marketing role was put to work on factory floor. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- September 2020 Other
- April 2020 Other
- March 2021 Other
- 2022-11-28 Publication
Why: He said West Cork Distillers "kept stringing him along" and that he was not given a contract of employment at the time because the firm had no HR officer then. CNI source report
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