WRC recommends €5,000 for worker over harassment investigation delay

The Workplace Relations Commission recommended that Security Service pay a worker €5,000 after finding failures in handling her harassment complaint and significant delay in assessing her sick leave classification. The decision was dated 17 February 2026. The officer found that Security Service breached its procedure by granting a further investigation extension without seeking the worker’s consent. The delay contributed to the investigation ending without an outcome. The officer also found significant delay in assessing her application to have her leave treated as an injury on duty. The WRC recommended that Security Service meet her within two weeks to issue an outcome on the application or tell her when it was likely to be finalised.