WRC awards Una Dunphy €55,000 for unfair dismissal and orders 16 weeks’ sick pay

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The Workplace Relations Commission ruled that Waterford and Wexford Education Training Board unfairly dismissed teacher Una Dunphy after she refused to return to the Youthreach Subla Centre in Waterford, where she said her assignment was temporary. The WRC found the board had not carried out a full and fair investigation and that dismissal was disproportionate.

The WRC ordered the board to pay Dunphy €55,000 for unfair dismissal and a further 16 weeks’ pay due for certified sick leave after her salary was suspended. It separately ruled that her claim of penalisation for making a protected disclosure was out of time.