WRC rejects Joanna Canney’s unfair dismissal complaint

Joanna Canney alleged she had to resign because of Inland Fisheries Ireland’s handling of a private property arrangement and related publicity. The Workplace Relations Commission found that she resigned and was not unfairly dismissed. It noted that the organisation had used her work email for commercial matters despite her request to use a separate address, and that some earlier management behaviour lacked professionalism. The adjudicator found that she did not raise a grievance before resigning and concluded the later conduct did not justify resignation without using the appropriate procedures.