Kerry County Council directed to give John Purcell indefinite-duration contract

A WRC adjudication officer directed Kerry County Council to issue John Purcell a contract of indefinite duration in both fixed-term work complaints, effective from 1 October 2014. The decision was dated 4 October 2024. Purcell argued that repeated fixed-term contracts for his Facilities Manager role entitled him to the contract, and that the Council had not provided objective grounds for renewing them. The Council said it had already issued the contract, effective from 1 October 2014, and considered the complaints moot. The parties agreed that he was entitled to it following a Supreme Court ruling on fixed-term work. A contract of indefinite duration is an ongoing contract without a fixed end date. The decision records no monetary award.