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Ex-MD of hair company owned by mother of his child wins €86k for unfair dismissal

Summary

Donal O'Meacair, former managing director of Zero One Hair Salon, was awarded €86,000 for unfair dismissal after the company's representatives withdrew from a Workplace Relations Commission hearing and declined to contest the case. The tribunal found that the dismissal, effected by the owner's mother while the owner was on extended sick leave, was unlawful under the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977, the Payment of Wages Act 1991, the Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Act 1973, and the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997. O'Meacair had earned €1,000 a week at dismissal in April 2022 and had not received salary for a month. He also claimed unpaid wages, notice pay, and pay in lieu for 15 days of untaken annual leave. The adjudicator awarded €78,000 for unfair dismissal and €8,000 for unpaid wages, notice, and leave pay, totaling €86,000.

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What: Report matter: Ex-MD of hair company owned by mother of his child wins €86k for unfair dismissal. Charges or matters: unfair dismissal; non-payment of wages; non-payment of notice; failure to pay in lieu for annual leave. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

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• February 2023 Adjournment
• 22 January Adjournment
• April 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
• January 2022 Other
• 15 April Other
• December 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
• January 2024 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2024-05-30 Publication

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