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WRC sets things straight for Chiropractor with €14k award in unfair dismissal case
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Andrew Revell, a chiropractor who worked alone at the Life and Balance Centre in south Dublin, was dismissed after a dispute over a non‑compete clause. Revell claimed the clause was void and that the dismissal was summary and unfair. He told the Workplace Relations Commission that the centre's owners, Peter Ross and Dr Tammy Verlaan‑Ross, threatened him and that the meeting ended awkwardly because he could not give an address for a new job. The tribunal found that the dismissal had been made before a proper meeting and that the employer had not followed its own disciplinary procedures. Revell was awarded €12,000 for financial loss and an additional €2,500 for a breach of the Terms of Employment (Information) Act, bringing the total award to €14,500. The case was decided by adjudicating officer Kara Turner in April 2023.
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What: Report matter: WRC sets things straight for Chiropractor with €14k award in unfair dismissal case. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
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- 22 April 2022 Other
- July 2020 Other
- 2023-06-23 Publication
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