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Shop worker unfairly sacked after testifying at WRC wins €40k
Summary
The Workplace Relations Commission directed Dehac Retail Ltd to pay Amanda Butler €40,000 after finding she was dismissed without cause or procedural fairness. Adjudication officer Patricia Owens found ample evidence supporting a view that the company was unhappy with Butler's witness evidence and sought to retaliate when she returned to work.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Shop worker unfairly sacked after testifying at WRC wins €40k. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- 15 July 2024 Hearing Or Sentence
- 16 July Hearing Or Sentence
- 18 July Hearing Or Sentence
- Christmas Other
- 2026-03-25 Publication
Why: "The grounds for dismissal were the lies told by the complainant at the previous hearing – because she had given false evidence," he said. CNI source report
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