Former senior civil servant wins unfair dismissal case

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A former senior civil servant won an unfair dismissal complaint at the Workplace Relations Commission, with adjudicator Michael McEntee ordering a Government department to pay €40,878 compensation. The proceedings were reported on 2 June 2022.

The dismissal occurred on 9 August 2019. The former civil servant argued that dismissal was disproportionate and that the process breached natural justice, while the former Secretary General maintained that dismissal was the only proper option.