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Butcher with 'mild haemophilia' fails in discriminatory dismissal claim
Summary
The Workplace Relations Commission rejected Alan O'Connor's discriminatory-dismissal complaint against Byrne and King Meats Ltd, trading as Dempsey and Byrne Craft Butchers, after finding that no dismissal took place. The adjudicator accepted that the employer had genuine safety and insurance concerns and was seeking a safe and insurable pathway back to work. It nevertheless directed payment of €9,711.15 for unlawful deduction of wages and other employment-rights breaches.
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What: Report matter: Butcher with 'mild haemophilia' fails in discriminatory dismissal claim. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- May 2022 Other
- December 2024 Other
- February 2025 Other
- 14 February Other
- 1 November 2024 Other
- 14 February 2025 Other
- 2026-04-02 Publication
Why: He said the MD called him a "ticking time bomb" and that the firm's insurer would "no longer cover [his] employment because of [his] medical conditions". CNI source report
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