The Workplace Relations Commission awarded Rodrigo Cunha €10,000 after finding that Wiline Pmu Limited unfairly dismissed him through an inadequate redundancy process. The decision was dated 23 January 2025.
Cunha said he was unfairly selected for redundancy. The company said it restructured to reduce costs by outsourcing marketing while facing Revenue repayments. The adjudicator accepted that the restructuring had a logic, but found Cunha had no warning his job was at risk and no chance to try to save it. The process failed to balance the company’s right to restructure with his right to be treated with dignity and respect. He found another job after 16 weeks out of work.