Conall McSorley’s unfair dismissal case adjourned by WRC

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Conall McSorley’s unfair dismissal case against GBE Technologies Unlimited was adjourned by the Workplace Relations Commission after the hearing reported on 7 December 2023.

The dispute centred on whether McSorley was an employee entitled to pursue the claim. The company maintained he worked as a contractor, while his lawyers argued that the relationship had the hallmarks of employment. The adjudicating officer said she could not dismiss the case on the company’s jurisdiction argument and invited it to present its evidence.

The hearing was adjourned after McSorley’s barrister objected to questioning about management control that he said had not been put to McSorley in cross-examination. The adjudicating officer asked the parties to make written submissions on the fair procedure argument and vacated a second hearing day scheduled for that week.