WRC recommends €500 for truck driver unfairly dismissed without fair procedures

A WRC adjudication officer recommended that a company pay a truck driver €500 after finding his dismissal unfair because fair procedures were not followed. The recommendation was dated 13 March 2024. The worker said he was dismissed after raising safety concerns about a customer's loading practices. The company said his dismissal followed performance problems and warnings, including an unauthorised 90-minute break that prevented him from completing a route. The officer found that the worker's performance was the main reason for his dismissal, but said the company had not followed the required disciplinary procedures.