Ian O Donovan awarded redundancy after part-time work refusal

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Ian O Donovan was awarded statutory redundancy after the Workplace Relations Commission found the alternative part-time restaurant role unsuitable, following a hearing on 28 September 2021.

He had worked as a manager for Parkwall Taverns Limited from 7 January 1999 until his dismissal on 3 July 2020, when the bar closed amid Covid-19 restrictions.

The company had offered him two eight-hour shifts a week as a restaurant operative at €15 an hour. The adjudication officer found he acted reasonably in refusing that offer.

The WRC ordered statutory redundancy based on employment from 7 January 1999 to 3 July 2020 and weekly pay of €883.66. His separate minimum notice complaint was withdrawn.