Roy Zakka accused of derogatory remarks about Irish people

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Fintech entrepreneur Roy Zakka was accused of making derogatory remarks about Irish people in a Workplace Relations Commission matter reported on 4 April 2024.

The allegation concerned a phone call with former Layer Digital Solutions Ltd employee Mary O'Dell around the end of May 2023. The case was heard in the respondent's absence, and the decision records no response from Roy Zakka or the firm to the allegation.

Adjudicator Jim Dolan found the company in breach of the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977 and awarded O'Dell €52,368.75 in compensation, plus €38,819.38 in unpaid wages under the Payment of Wages Act 1991.