WRC rejects bus driver's redundancy claim against Liams Bus Hire

The Workplace Relations Commission found that Liam Guilfoyle was not entitled to a redundancy payment from Liams Bus Hire because he had not been dismissed or placed on lay-off or short time. The decision was dated 13 September 2022. Guilfoyle said changes to his hours and duties amounted to a fundamental change in his job and entitled him to redundancy. The company said it had offered him full-time work on similar terms, with a guaranteed weekly salary of €600. The WRC found that his essential work as a bus driver had not changed and that his hours remained similar. It found the conditions for a redundancy payment had not been met, and the complaint was not well founded.