WRC awards worker €2,500 for unfair dismissal

The WRC found that a health food shop and Chinese medical centre unfairly dismissed a worker who had worked there for eight years, awarding her €2,500. The decision was dated 4 November 2016. The worker said the employer told her before she returned from holiday that business was poor and it would have to let her go. The employer’s written submission said she left voluntarily, but the employer did not attend the hearing. The adjudication officer considered the worker’s account the better evidence.