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Dublin school denies trying to 'mislead' the WRC in employment dispute
Summary
During a preliminary hearing on 25 July 2025, lawyers for St Dominic's College in Dublin denied allegations that the school had misled the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) by submitting false versions of a guidance counsellor's employment contracts. The complaint, brought by Mary Lynch, 56, who has worked part‑time on fixed‑term contracts since 2021, claims the school treated her less favourably than a permanently employed comparator and suppressed her hours to avoid offering a permanent contract. The school argues Lynch's qualifications as a third‑level guidance counsellor mean she is not appropriately qualified for secondary school work and that it follows Department of Education policy to favour qualified teachers. Lynch's legal representative, Des Kavanagh, questioned the authenticity of the contracts presented by the school, describing them as "false" and "misleading" and demanding the signed contracts.
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What: Report matter: Dublin school denies trying to 'mislead' the WRC in employment dispute. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- 31 August Other
- 2025-07-25 Publication
Why: "Because the contracts are templates, when Ms Cameron amended the 2025 contract, all the other contracts were amended as well – that's why the contracts we've appended have different phrasing". CNI source report
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