Labour Court raises Research Resources worker’s award to €1,328

The Labour Court increased a compensation award against Research Resources Ltd to €1,328, varying the Rights Commissioner’s €1,000 recommendation. The decision was signed on 22 May 2006. The worker appealed after the company accepted and paid the original recommendation. She said her contract provided for a one-month probationary period and there had been no complaint about her work. The company said it dismissed her because of concerns about their history and acknowledged it should not have rehired her. The Court considered both sides’ submissions and found compensation equal to four weeks’ pay appropriate.