WRC rejects former Leinster Senior College principal’s unfair dismissal claim

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The Workplace Relations Commission dismissed Karl Hegarty’s complaint over his dismissal as principal of Leinster Senior College. The WRC found that destroying work diaries requested during the investigation undermined his credibility; it also said his failure to provide information about his income further weakened his case. The adjudicator concluded that dismissal was an appropriate sanction.

Hegarty said he had verbal permission to run the grinds venture and had recorded the conversation in his diaries. The adjudicator noted that the diaries might have supported his account or provided evidence against him, but their destruction meant that could not be established.