WRC rejects Narcis Daniel Nichita’s unfair dismissal and fixed-term complaints

The Workplace Relations Commission found that Narcis Daniel Nichita’s dismissal was not unfair and rejected his two complaints under the Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act. The decision was dated 16 December 2021. Nichita worked in hotel maintenance for Aragon Hospitality Limited t/a Aspect Hotel, Park West. The adjudicator found a genuine redundancy after pandemic-related business losses left little maintenance work. Nichita had declined offered part-time hours and did not apply for advertised vacancies. The fixed-term complaints failed because there was no evidence that staff were selected for termination based on their contract status, and Nichita’s return-to-work situation was the same as other staff.