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Nightclub manager made redundant after triple heart bypass wins €35k

Summary

Richard Green, former operations manager at Tramline Taverns Limited, won €35,645 after a tribunal found his dismissal was not a genuine redundancy but a guise to remove him following a triple heart bypass. Green, who earned €1,000 a week, had informed the director of his upcoming surgery in early 2022. He claimed the director's behaviour changed abruptly, using his illness as a pretext to keep him out of work. Green's evidence included text messages and a lack of a promised review report. In December 2022, he was told his role would be made redundant and was escorted off the premises. The tribunal, hearing only Green's uncontested evidence, concluded that he was still fit to work and that the dismissal was unlawful. Mr McGrath awarded €27,645 for unfair dismissal and €8,000 for disability discrimination, totaling €35,645.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Nightclub manager made redundant after triple heart bypass wins €35k. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• November 2021 Other
• January 2022 Incident
• December 2022 Other
• 30 December 2022 Other
• January 2023 Other
• 2024-04-23 Publication

Why: He told the tribunal that he had cause to seek legal advice because of the nature of certain text messages from the director in January 2022. CNI source report

Topics

Stage Hearing Or Decision

Read the original CNI report