WRC rejects chef’s redundancy claim after pub kitchen changed operator

The Workplace Relations Commission rejected Bin Liu’s redundancy-payment complaint against Dundrum House Limited, finding his job was not redundant. The decision was dated 9 April 2026. Liu sought a redundancy lump sum after another operator took over the pub kitchen. The adjudication officer found that work remained available under the new operator and that Liu left of his own will. The officer also noted that Dundrum House Limited and the new operator failed to meet transfer consultation requirements, but no complaint under those rules was before the WRC.