WRC awards employee €5,250 for unfair dismissal

The WRC found that an employer unfairly dismissed an employee and awarded him €5,250 compensation. The corrected decision was dated 8 April 2016. The employee said he was sacked during a dispute at a shop refit in Bandon. The employer said his employment was temporary and that he walked off after disagreements about the work. The adjudicator found he had been continuously employed from 1 June 2013 to 30 June 2015 and accepted his account that he was dismissed. The employer had not raised its performance concerns before the Bandon incident and could not rely on them to justify the dismissal. The employee found similar work within seven weeks.