WRC recommends €2,000 for worker dismissed without procedures

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) recommended that an employer pay a worker €2,000 after finding her dismissal unfair. The recommendation was dated 11 October 2024. The worker said an owner shouted at her after a machine problem and she left during her break. She later apologised, but the employer terminated her employment that day. The employer did not attend the hearing. The adjudication officer found the employer had not used dismissal procedures, and that the worker’s walkout may have contributed to the dismissal. The WRC recommended that the employer pay €2,000 for the unfair dismissal.