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US tech firm ordered to pay sales director €112k over handling of redundancy
Summary
American tech firm PluralSight was ordered by the Workplace Relations Commission to pay Irish sales director Grainne Sherlock €112,000 for the handling of her redundancy in 2022. Sherlock, who joined PluralSight's Dublin commercial team in June 2019 and rose to SMB director by 2022, was made redundant when the company announced a staff reduction of a fifth, affecting 254 workers in the US and nine in Ireland. Sherlock's lawyers argued the redundancy process was contrived and manipulated to select her, a claim denied by the company. The tribunal found the selection criteria lacked clarity and objectivity, noting an 80/20 weighting of interviews versus past performance and no ranking was provided to Sherlock. The award covered her base salary, commission, a €20,000 bonus, and a cash equity payment, but excluded stock options. The decision was based on a 13‑month period from February to March 2024. The total compensation awarded was €112,000.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: US tech firm ordered to pay sales director €112k over handling of redundancy. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- June 2019 Other
- April 2021 Other
- December 2022 Other
- March 2023 Other
- February 2024 Other
- march 2024 Other
- 2023 and 2024 Other
- 2024-07-16 Publication
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