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Presenter who claimed RTÉ sacked him after he reported sex harassment allegations resolves claim

Summary

Former 2FM presenter Chris Greene has agreed to withdraw all claims of whistleblower penalisation and unfair dismissal against RTÉ after a compromise was reached at the Workplace Relations Commission. The settlement, announced at the WRC hearing, means Greene will no longer pursue claims under the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977, the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 or the Payment of Wages Act 1991. The dispute centred on Greene's allegations of sexual harassment and workplace impropriety, which he said were protected disclosures that led to his marginalisation and dismissal. RTÉ contested Greene's status as an employee and argued he had no entitlement to employment‑rights claims. The WRC hearing, which had been delayed for over two hours, concluded with the parties agreeing to a written compromise and Greene withdrawing his complaints, including the protected disclosure element. The case had been scheduled for two days of hearing before adjudicator Breiffni O'Neill.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Presenter who claimed RTÉ sacked him after he reported sex harassment allegations resolves claim. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• November 27th Hearing Or Sentence
• 2024-02-20 Publication

Why: " Mr Byrnes said he had not set out the disclosures in written legal submissions because "the nature of those protected disclosures was such that it was preferable and appropriate for them to be first brought into this room for the protection of my client and other witnesses". CNI source report

Case subjects

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Stage Charge Or Pretrial

Read the original CNI report