WRC rejects Trinity College Dublin fixed-term contract complaint

The Workplace Relations Commission rejected Rustam Rakhmatullin’s complaint that his five-year Experimental Officer contract at Trinity College Dublin should have become indefinite. The decision was dated 29 November 2024. Rakhmatullin argued that earlier fixed-term contracts and the absence of an objective ground in his contract entitled him to an indefinite contract. The college said the role depended on funding. The adjudication officer found it was linked to Science Foundation Ireland funding, which provided an objective ground for the fixed term. No award was made.