Thomas Coffey wins €10,186.16 in WRC employment case

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Thomas Coffey won €10,186.16 in Workplace Relations Commission orders arising from an unfair-dismissal complaint and other employment-rights complaints, as reported on 7 December 2023. Adjudicator Roger McGrath awarded €8,000 for unfair dismissal, €585 for a unilateral pay reduction, €1,101.16 for unpaid pension contributions and €500 compensation for the breach.

The Commission found that the dismissal was wholly or mainly due to Mr Coffey’s union activities. It also found that the employer had unilaterally reduced his pay and failed to make pension contributions. The firm had argued that his short service prevented the unfair-dismissal claim, while its managing director accepted that the full sectoral rate should have been paid and that pension contributions had not been made.