Maria Inmaculada De La Torre Ruiz awarded €145,122 for unfair dismissal

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Maria Inmaculada De La Torre Ruiz was awarded €145,122 for unfair dismissal by the Workplace Relations Commission, reported on 11 April 2025. The commission found that Hamilton UK Services Ltd dismissed her without cause.

The WRC decision followed a hearing on 7 January 2025. The company had terminated her employment as a financial accountant on 27 July 2023, and accepted the dismissal was without cause.

Adjudication officer Breiffni O’Neill assessed her total annual remuneration, including salary, pension and professional fees, at €72,561. The €145,122 award was the statutory maximum of two years’ remuneration.