Olga Bennett and Mairead Marron lose job injunction case

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Olga Bennett and Mairead Marron lost their High Court injunction application on 5 May 2017, seeking to prevent termination of their Assistant Classifier positions. The proceedings concerned their open-ended contracts with the Irish Film Classification Office.

The applicants argued that their treatment under PAYE meant they were employees and that their removal required an identified reason. Mr Justice Max Barrett refused the injunction, finding that they had not shown a strong case and that the Minister had given appropriate reasons for the proposed termination.