WRC awards anonymised finance manager €34,737 after protected disclosure dismissal

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The Workplace Relations Commission ruled that A Finance Manager was unfairly dismissed by A Charity after an email raising accounting-record issues was found to be a protected disclosure. The complaint was made under the Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977-2015.

Adjudicator Michael MacNamee awarded €34,737 in compensation. Reinstatement was not considered workable or practical, and the award was reduced to reflect the finance manager’s partial failure to mitigate losses.

The finance manager worked for the charity from 1 September 2023 until dismissal on 2 November 2023. The proceedings were reported on 30 June 2025.