WRC recommends against worker’s claim over double-payment accusation

The WRC recommended against a receptionist’s industrial relations claim concerning an accusation of a double payment and her resignation from a medical practice. Adjudication Officer Orla Jones dated the recommendation 21 September 2026. The worker said she resigned after the practice failed to pay redress from earlier WRC cases. She also said an email accusing her of receiving a double payment damaged her reputation. The practice argued that the WRC was not the proper forum for a defamation allegation. Jones found no public record of the accusation in the earlier published decision or anonymised recommendation, and did not recommend in the worker’s favour. The decision also records the practice’s account that it paid €800 compensation and €1,314.89 for annual leave after her resignation, and later paid the earlier €1,500 recommendation. A constructive dismissal claim was heard alongside the dispute.