WRC rules Nicola Rutledge was not employee of Banghard Limited

The Workplace Relations Commission found it had no jurisdiction over Nicola Rutledge’s unfair dismissal complaint against Banghard Limited because it found she was not an employee. The decision was dated 22 September 2023. Rutledge said she had worked as general manager and was unfairly dismissed. Banghard Limited disputed that she was its employee. The WRC found she did not work under a contract of employment, so it could not decide the unfair dismissal complaint on its merits; the merits were not decided.