Amy Meredith awarded €6,900 after unfair dismissal

The Workplace Relations Commission awarded Amy Meredith €6,900 after finding that Bolway Investments Limited T/A The Odeon Group unfairly dismissed her. The decision was dated 19 August 2022. A related redundancy complaint was not allowed because the redundancy entitlement was included in the unfair-dismissal award. Meredith worked part-time as an Accounts Assistant and said the company told her in January 2022 that it had no suitable position for her after a temporary lay-off and maternity leave. She said a job advertised shortly afterwards appeared to match her work, but on a full-time basis. The respondent did not attend the hearing. The adjudication officer accepted that the dismissal was a redundancy but found it unfair. The company had not adequately consulted Meredith, considered alternatives such as her offer to work 30 hours a week, or provided an appeal route. The €6,900 award was for unfair dismissal; the redundancy complaint was not allowed because those entitlements were included in that award.