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Manager at workwear & safety supplier dismissed after reporting safety issue

Date
2025-03-21
Stage
Hearing Or Decision
Primary locality
Waterford
County
Waterford

Summary

A manager at a workwear and safety supplier, Louise O'Connor, has won €10,025 in compensation after being dismissed following her reporting of safety issues at the company's warehouse. The Workplace Relations Commission ruled that her dismissal was an 'operative reason' for her reporting a fall on a damaged floor. O'Connor joined the firm in February 2024 as a retail manager with 28 years of experience in the industry. She reported a fall in April 2024, which she and a colleague addressed by taping the hole and placing a warning sign. Despite this, the company did not fix the unsafe floor. O'Connor was dismissed in May 2024, with the employer citing 'inadequate performance and poor attitude' as the reason. The WRC found that the company breached the Safety, Health & Welfare at Work Act, 2005, and concluded that the fall and its reporting were key factors in her dismissal.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Manager at workwear & safety supplier dismissed after reporting safety issue. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

Why: She said she was "convinced" that the reason for her dismissal was the two falls in the workplace. CNI source report

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