Ian Church wins €5,750 constructive dismissal award

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Ian Church won €5,750 for constructive dismissal against HPL Engineering Services Ltd, following a Workplace Relations Commission decision reported on 20 February 2025. Adjudicator Gaye Cunningham found that HPL took several weeks to address the pay issue and that Church had made numerous enquiries. She also found that his lack of cooperation over travel documents for work in Sweden contributed somewhat to his situation.

Church had said his hourly pay was cut by €7 after he returned from bereavement leave, and that he left the National Children’s Hospital site after the lower rate appeared again. The adjudicator rejected his further claims concerning wages, working time and terms of employment.