Peter Gleeson loses unfair dismissal claim over phone use

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The WRC rejected Peter Gleeson’s unfair dismissal claim over phone use while driving, reported on 27 November 2024. The incident happened near Prosperous, Co Kildare, on 24 November 2022.

Adjudicator Catherine Byrne found the dismissal proportionate to the safety risk and upheld the company’s classification of the phone use as gross misconduct. She also rejected his claim for minimum statutory notice.

The report says Gleeson later drove for another company, more than a year after his dismissal.