Worker awarded €10,000 for unfair dismissal after IVF leave

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An unnamed worker was awarded €10,000 for unfair dismissal by the Workplace Relations Commission in a decision dated 20 March 2025. The complaint was heard in January 2024; the decision records that the employer was in liquidation and did not contest it.

The worker had taken time off for fertility treatment. She told the tribunal that she received a redundancy letter after returning to work, and said there had been no consultation about the decision.

The adjudication officer ruled that the dismissal was unfair and awarded €10,000 in compensation. The decision was anonymised because the evidence was very private and medically sensitive.