The Workplace Relations Commission awarded David Kinsella €4,000 after finding he was unfairly dismissed by CME Industrial Specialist Limited. The decision was dated 3 January 2023. Kinsella said he went on lay-off during the pandemic and was not called back. The company said he had resigned after a heated phone call. The adjudicator found that Kinsella had not resigned: his tools remained at the work site, supporting his account that he was still on lay-off. The WRC concluded that the company dismissed him when it did not call him back as the site reopened, with no substantive grounds for dismissal. Kinsella found alternative work and suffered financial loss attributable to the dismissal. The WRC ordered the company to pay €4,000 compensation.
WRC awards David Kinsella €4,000 after unfair dismissal
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