WRC recommends €5,850 for worker dismissed without fair procedures

The WRC recommended that an engineering company offer a worker €5,850 after finding that his dismissal lacked fair procedures. The recommendation was dated 7 July 2025 and said the sum approximated his loss between jobs. The worker said he was dismissed without warning or an opportunity to appeal. The company said his termination was lawful and that it paid notice and outstanding entitlements. The adjudication officer found that the company had not followed due process or its own procedures allowing warnings and an opportunity to improve. The recommendation was made under the Industrial Relations Act 1969.