The Workplace Relations Commission awarded barman Kevin Cusack €4,600 for unfair dismissal by Joseph Dowling t/a The Candy Store. The decision was dated 10 July 2025. The WRC also ordered €460 compensation for failure to provide written employment terms. Cusack said he changed his week off to cover a colleague's holiday, then received a text saying the holiday could be permanent. The adjudicator found he was dismissed by text without a fair process, including a chance to answer the allegation or appeal. Dowling did not attend the resumed hearing; the first remote hearing had been abandoned because of technical difficulties.
WRC awards Kevin Cusack €4,600 for unfair dismissal
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