Roy Sheahan wins €6,000 for constructive dismissal

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Roy Sheahan won €6,000 after the Workplace Relations Commission upheld his constructive dismissal complaint against Kendra Civil Engineering (Ireland) Ltd in a decision reported on 5 July 2023.

The WRC found that Sheahan had raised concerns about heavy duties after returning to work following a hand injury, and accepted that he felt he had no option but to resign.

The injury occurred in January 2020 at a building site in Grange Castle, Clondalkin, where Sheahan said a digger bucket crushed his left hand. The decision awarded reduced compensation because his efforts to find work to limit his losses did not meet the expected standard.