AB Group Packaging Ireland wins unfair dismissal case brought by former finance director

The Workplace Relations Commission found that Edward Timmins’s unfair dismissal complaint against AB Group Packaging Ireland Limited was not well founded, accepting that his Finance Director role was genuinely made redundant. The decision was dated 27 January 2023. Timmins worked for the company from February 2001 until August 2020. The company said it faced financial pressure after leaving the US market and introduced an enterprise resource planning system that automated finance tasks. It said his role was not replaced and its duties were absorbed into other roles. Timmins argued the redundancy was a sham and that his dismissal was unfair, disputing the business rationale and the way his role and appeal were handled. The officer found the redundancy genuine and dismissed the complaint. The decision records no compensation award.