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DHL accused of trying to avoid paying redundancy to relocated worker

Summary

Logistics firm DHL faced a tribunal case after long‑serving warehouseman Oscar Solano Fernandez claimed the company tried to avoid paying him a redundancy lump sum by relocating him to a site four hours from his home. Solano, a stock picker from Madrid who had worked at DHL since 2008, said the new site near Donabate would require a two‑hour commute each way, compared with a 15‑minute trip to his former Oak Road site in Clondalkin. He alleged that DHL's transfer process was opaque and that the company discriminated against him as a father by not considering the impact on his family. His lawyer argued he was entitled to a statutory redundancy package of €18,300, lost earnings due to a pay cut, and compensation for discrimination.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: DHL accused of trying to avoid paying redundancy to relocated worker. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• 2024-05-10 Publication

Why: "I don't have nothing against DHL; they gave me a chance to work with them – but I didn't want to be spending two, three hours per day going to and back from work, because I have a responsibility to my family. CNI source report

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Read the original CNI report