Patrick Murphy wins €10,000 unfair dismissal case

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Patrick Murphy won an unfair dismissal complaint before the Workplace Relations Commission, which ordered Coca-Cola HBC Ireland Limited to pay him €10,000 compensation. The adjudicator, Thomas O’Driscoll, also found that Murphy contributed at least 80% to his own dismissal.

Murphy denied falsifying records linked to alleged stock-tracking anomalies totalling €138,000. The adjudicator found his explanations were not credible, but ruled that Coca-Cola had acted unreasonably by failing to consider his clean disciplinary record, strong performance and lack of tangible financial gain.

The proceedings were reported on 1 February 2023.