Former Keelings worker loses challenge to dismissal at WRC

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A former Keelings warehouse worker has lost his challenge to his dismissal, with a Workplace Relations Commission adjudicator upholding the company’s decision to sack him for gross misconduct. The adjudicator also rejected his claim that his social media posts were protected disclosures.

The case began with Keelings Logistics Solutions’ unsuccessful bid to have the worker’s complaints heard privately. In May 2025, adjudicator Brian Dalton ruled that the prospect of people being named did not justify closing the hearing and said most of the case would be heard in public. The worker had also complained of breaches of employment rights laws, including the Protected Disclosures Act; the available report of the later decision addresses his dismissal and whistleblower claim.