WRC awards Mark Keane €2,400 for unfair dismissal and €2,400 for missing written terms

The Workplace Relations Commission upheld Mark Keane’s unfair dismissal complaint against Zns Steel Limited and awarded him €2,400. It also upheld his complaint that the company had not provided written terms of employment, awarding a separate €2,400. The decision was dated 9 December 2021. Keane, a metal fabricator, said he had been dismissed; the company said he had resigned. The adjudication officer found the exchanges about resignation were ambiguous, there was no written resignation, and the company had not explained its delay in seeking a replacement. The officer found the dismissal happened without an investigation or fair procedures. Zns Steel had conceded it failed to provide written terms; the officer found that omission prejudiced Keane when the parties later disputed whether he had resigned or been dismissed.