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Tardy gentleman's club bouncer gets stripped down award for unfair dismissal
Summary
A bouncer at Club Lapello, a Dublin 2 strip club, was dismissed after repeatedly arriving late to shifts, costing the club and its self‑employed dancers significant income. The worker, Aybars Bayram, claimed he was often 10–15 minutes late and that the club's operations director, Ciaran O'Flynn, had issued a written warning on 8 July 2022 and dismissed him on 14 July 2022 after a 45‑minute lateness. Bayram denied any link between his dismissal and a prior incident with a Garda sergeant, stating he had no interaction with Gardaí. The adjudicator, David James Murphy, found no evidence that Bayram was given a chance to respond to the allegations and awarded him one week's wages (€680) as compensation for unfair dismissal, after reducing the claim to a month's lost earnings and applying a 75% reduction to the lost earnings.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Tardy gentleman's club bouncer gets stripped down award for unfair dismissal. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- 8 July Incident
- July 14th Incident
- 2023-11-23 Publication
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Places mentioned
- Starshine View
- Dublin
- Dublin city
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