Mark John Power wins €5,000 for unfair dismissal

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Mark John Power won €5,000 for unfair dismissal at the Workplace Relations Commission. The proceedings were reported on 20 June 2024.

BPH Construction Limited, trading as Blueprint Homes, dismissed Power without an investigation or procedures. A supervisor described cannabis observations involving a machine that Power was not the only person to drive. Power denied ever smoking cannabis on site, and no cannabis allegation was put to him during his employment.

Adjudicator Thomas O’Driscoll found the dismissal unfair because Power had not been reprimanded or investigated. The WRC directed the company to pay €5,000, finding that Power had mitigated his loss by finding new work.