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WRC rejects €360k employment status claim by RTÉ video editor

Summary

A video editor at RTÉ has lost a €360,000 employment rights claim after a ruling that she failed to establish in evidence that she was an employee during the relevant period. Maebh Keary di Lucia claimed she was misclassified as a contractor when she started shifts in 2004 to 2011, which led to her being denied pay-related statutory entitlements and a long-service allowance. She pointed to determinations by the Department of Social Protection, the Social Welfare Appeals Office, and the Revenue Commissioners that she had been an employee prior to receiving a contract of employment in 2011. RTÉ's lawyers said the WRC had no jurisdiction to rule on the case due to time limits in the Workplace Relations Act. Ms Keary di Lucia said she was being denied her rights under EU directives. The LRC decided it had no jurisdiction, and she said she became very stressed and her hair began to fall out.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: WRC rejects €360k employment status claim by RTÉ video editor. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• February 2007 Hearing Or Sentence
• May 2008 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2004 to 2011 Other
• 2026-04-14 Publication

Why: Maebh Keary di Lucia claimed she was denied pay-related statutory entitlements and her earnings were suppressed because she "misclassified" as a contractor when she started shifts in 2004 to 2011, when she became an employee of the national broadcaster. CNI source report

Topics

Stage Hearing Or Decision

Read the original CNI report