Stephen Hanley awarded €61,549 over dismissal and employment-law breaches

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Stephen Hanley was awarded €61,549 by the Workplace Relations Commission for unfair dismissal and employment-law breaches. The proceedings were reported on 3 May 2024.

Adjudicator Aideen Collard found his dismissal unfair, awarding €46,385 for lost earnings on top of his €13,800 statutory redundancy lump sum. She awarded €11,596 for a working-time breach and €3,568 for the non-provision of written terms when his duties changed.

The adjudicator concluded that management had used the Covid-19 pandemic to make Stephen Hanley and three other family members redundant through a sham redundancy process.