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'Human + Kind' vegan company ordered to pay €156k for unfair dismissal

Summary

The Workplace Relations Commission ruled that Jeroon Proos, co‑founder and former general manager of Human + Kind Ltd, was unfairly dismissed in November 2022 and was owed unpaid wages. Proos had been employed as general manager with responsibility for sales and marketing since 2013. In 2021 the company's board cut his salary from €126,000 a year to €10,500 a month, then to €6,250 in January 2022 and to €1,500 in April 2022, without following proper procedures or obtaining his consent. Proos claimed the cuts were unlawful and that the company had no process for termination, describing it as a summary dismissal. The tribunal found no evidence of misconduct, no statutory redundancy payment, and no company appearance. It awarded Proos €101,000 for lost earnings from unfair dismissal, €53,623 for wage shortfalls between January and October 2022, and ordered payment of the sums subject to statutory deductions. The total awarded exceeded €156,000.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: 'Human + Kind' vegan company ordered to pay €156k for unfair dismissal. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• November 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
• November 2021 Other
• January 2022 Other
• October 2022 Other
• 2024-05-13 Publication

Topics

Stage Hearing Or Decision

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