WRC finds John (Sean) Brilly’s unfair dismissal complaint against Department of Education and Skills misconceived

The Workplace Relations Commission found John (Sean) Brilly’s unfair dismissal complaint against the Department of Education and Skills misconceived because it named the wrong respondent. The decision was dated 11 May 2022. The Department argued that the school’s Board of Management was Brilly’s employer and the proper respondent. The WRC accepted that position, and Brilly’s representatives did not challenge it at the hearing. The merits of the dismissal complaint were not decided in this case; the decision records that the substantive dismissal issue was addressed in a separate complaint naming the Board of Management.