Min Ling awarded €14,378 for unfair dismissal and €1,000 deductions

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Min Ling was awarded €14,378 for unfair dismissal and €1,000 for unlawful pay deductions by the Workplace Relations Commission after a hearing on 3 April 2023.

The WRC found that The Square Dental Services Limited dismissed her after she objected to an attempted reduction in the salary linked to her critical skills work permit.

The adjudication officer found that the dismissal followed Min Ling’s protected disclosure about the proposed change to her work permit conditions and was unfair. The officer also found that the permit-related deductions were unlawful.

Her overtime and rest-period complaints were not well founded because she did not provide sufficient supporting evidence or detail.