WRC rejects Ciaran Nangle’s unfair-dismissal complaint against Dublin City Council

The Workplace Relations Commission found that Ciaran Nangle had not been constructively dismissed after he resigned from Dublin City Council. The decision, dated 28 June 2024, said he had not shown that resigning was a reasonable response to his workplace concerns. Nangle said his line manager’s conduct, including bullying and unequal treatment, led him to leave. The council said it had advised him about its grievance and dignity-at-work procedures, but he did not use them before resigning. The adjudicator accepted Nangle as an honest and credible witness but found he had not given the council an opportunity to investigate or address his concerns. Constructive dismissal is when an employee resigns because of an employer’s conduct; the employee must show that leaving was justified and reasonable. The WRC found the complaint was not well-founded.