Labour Court overturns redundancy recommendation in worker’s appeal

The Labour Court overturned a Rights Commissioner’s recommendation and upheld a worker’s appeal against Wexford Creamery Limited, finding that the worker was entitled to a statutory redundancy lump sum. The Court dated its decision 14 June 2013. The worker had been employed to cover for an absent post-holder. The Court found the specified-purpose contract expired without renewal after the post-holder returned, and the need for the worker’s service had ended. It also recommended an ex-gratia redundancy payment similar to that paid to employees made redundant around the same time.