The Workplace Relations Commission ordered Joe Duffy Motors Limited to pay Sinead Lawes €11,000 after finding that her selection for redundancy was unfair. The decision, dated 19 November 2025, found that the company did not adequately consult her or seriously explore alternatives, despite her experience across several franchises.
The company said her Ford sales administration role was affected by the loss of Ford franchises, that it consulted her and encouraged applications for other roles, and that other Ford colleagues were also made redundant. The WRC dismissed Lawes’s separate complaint about employment records as not well-founded because it was not adequately particularised under a relevant statutory provision.