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Mart manager who said board failed to act on cattle prod attack wins €26k over dismissal
Summary
Joyce Holleran‑Whelan, a former manager at Headford Co‑operative Mart, won €26,000 after a Workplace Relations Commission tribunal found the co‑op failed to investigate her bullying complaints. She alleged she was excluded by colleagues, attacked with a cattle prod, and subjected to intimidation and verbal bullying. The tribunal rejected her claim of whistleblower penalisation, stating that her financial and governance concerns were not sufficiently connected to her termination in 2023. The tribunal noted the co‑op did not provide her with computer passwords or contact details, and that staff refused to work with her. It also found the co‑op had not complied with the national code of practice on investigating workplace grievances, and that it failed to offer her the interim manager role when it became vacant. The decision awarded her losses of €26,250 for unfair dismissal.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Mart manager who said board failed to act on cattle prod attack wins €26k over dismissal. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- December 2021 Other
- 4 December Incident
- 11 December Incident
- 31 December 2021 Other
- December 2022 Other
- February 2023 Other
- 5 April Other
- 15 December 2022 Other
- 2025-10-23 Publication
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