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Worker at UN migrant assistance bureau too late to pursue claim over 'retaliation' by former chief
Summary
In November 2025 the Workplace Relations Commission ruled that Charlene Maleady's constructive dismissal complaint was statute‑barred because she filed it more than six months after resigning in September 2023. Maleady, an international relations worker who rose from intern in 2011 to a €67,000‑a‑year national protection and programme officer, said she was demoted and isolated after former chief of mission Lalini Veerassamy was reassigned in 2023 following staff complaints. She alleged that Veerassamy's management style increased working hours, pressured staff, and humiliated her, and that she was branded a "troublemaker" and "racist" by colleagues. Maleady claimed she had sought help from UN HR and occupational health, but her role was largely reassigned during maternity leave. The tribunal found no jurisdictional issue but dismissed the claim as late.
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What: Report matter: Worker at UN migrant assistance bureau too late to pursue claim over 'retaliation' by former chief. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- December 2020 Other
- May 2023 Other
- June 2023 Other
- September 2023 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2025-11-18 Publication
Why: Ms Maleady told the tribunal that while Ms Veerassamy was eventually "reassigned because of her behaviour in Ireland", she herself was branded a "troublemaker" for going to HR about the senior official. CNI source report
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Outcome: I was rock bottom, I could barely string a sentence together, and my confidence was gone," she said.
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