WRC and Labour Court decisions, April 2017
All 86 WRC and Labour Court decisions dated April 2017, newest first, with the outcome, any award and a link to the original decision.
Labour Court recommends further talks over train drivers’ pay after railway fatalities
LCR21449
Labour Court rejects union’s claim for retrospective meal-break payments
LCR21448
WRC declines jurisdiction over five worker complaints already adjudicated
ADJ-00005626
Unpaid wages and pay Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks
WRC finds worker’s complaint over final warning not well founded
ADJ-00005515
WRC says it lacks jurisdiction over worker’s redundancy claim
ADJ-00005431
WRC awards cleaning operative €2,000 over dispute process
ADJ-00005607
Unpaid wages and pay Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks
WRC rejects sick-pay complaint after finding scheme allowed withholding
ADJ-00005326
WRC recommends formal transfer policy for stonemason
ADJ-00005214
WRC finds employee’s dismissal fair after gross misconduct findings
ADJ-00003087
Labour Court cuts Redweld award to Christopher Royle from €1,600 to €400
TED1710
Labour Court reduces Redweld wages award to Christopher Royle from €860 to €560
PWD1710
Labour Court sends Wexford librarians’ jobs dispute to national talks
LCR21445
WRC dismisses baker’s redundancy claim after he misses hearing
ADJ-00005781
WRC grants bookkeeper redundancy lump sum
ADJ-00005651
Fitter wins redundancy payment claim after engineering company closure
ADJ-00005566
Whirlpool worker’s industrial relations complaint fails
ADJ-00005182
WRC recommends temporary higher-grade assignment for office coordinator
ADJ-00004961
WRC dismisses administrator’s complaint after she misses hearing
ADJ-00001905
Crèche room leader’s constructive dismissal claim fails
ADJ-00001698
Labour Court rejects Patrick Mooney’s appeal over holiday premium pay
LCR21439
WRC rejects hair stylist’s holiday-pay complaint
ADJ-00006333
WRC awards café manager €1,005.84 over final-pay deduction
ADJ-00005931
WRC awards shop manager €7,133.56 after finding unfair dismissal
ADJ-00005507
WRC rejects business development manager’s constructive dismissal complaint
ADJ-00005426
WRC dismisses manager’s complaints after claimant misses hearing
ADJ-00004984
WRC awards apprentice €20,000 for unfair dismissal
ADJ-00004954
WRC orders restaurant to pay waitress €3,869.20 after fire closure
ADJ-00004697
Unpaid wages and pay Redundancy Working hours, holidays and breaks
WRC determines shop worker’s entitlement to redundancy lump sum
ADJ-00004632
WRC dismisses bar worker’s working-time complaint after hearing absence
ADJ-00004349
Agency worker’s two claims against agency fail; another withdrawn
ADJ-00004119
Industrial relations disputes Agency workers and employment permits Discrimination and equality
Fast food worker’s redundancy claim against former operator fails
ADJ-00004097
WRC awards tiler €6,649 in unpaid wages
ADJ-00003413
Unpaid wages and pay Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks
Labour Court recommends aligning Bausch & Lomb technicians’ shifts with manufacturing hours
LCR21444
Labour Court recommends Noonan and worker discuss travel-time dispute
LCR21442
Labour Court disallows airport’s appeal and varies redress to €6,500 compensation
EDA1710
Waitress’s dismissal and working time complaints fail
ADJ-00005581
WRC cannot recommend concession of lecturer's progression claim
ADJ-00004368
WRC dismisses prospective tenant’s Equal Status complaint after hearing absence
ADJ-00004335
WRC awards restaurant worker €11,960 over bullying and harassment
ADJ-00004035
Industrial relations disputes Working hours, holidays and breaks
Care agency ordered to pay carer €230.28 in minimum notice case
ADJ-00003557
WRC awards takeaway worker €440 for unfair dismissal
ADJ-00004242
Unfair dismissal Contracts and notice Industrial relations disputes
WRC rejects worker’s unfair-dismissal claim after refusal to join further investigation
ADJ-00004204
Labour Court awards worker €1,200 over short notice of working hours
DWT179
Labour Court varies Department appeal, orders Mary Dunne’s reinstatement and awards €5,000
TUD174
WRC awards sales assistant €350 compensation for Sunday work and breaks
ADJ-00005020
WRC directs re-engagement of manager after unfair dismissal finding
ADJ-00004038
WRC recommends HSE appoint worker to higher band and pay outstanding retrospection
ADJ-00003675
WRC awards worker €11,440 over retirement at 66
ADJ-00003424
A hotel ordered to pay accounts manager €6,440 for eight weeks’ notice
ADJ-00002460
A hotel ordered to pay worker €2,413.36 for unpaid holiday pay
ADJ-00002114
WRC rejects tenant's Equal Status complaint against letting agency
ADJ-00006003
WRC dismisses worker’s complaints after finding respondent was not employer
ADJ-00004630
Agency workers and employment permits Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC complaint fails after claimant and respondent miss hearing
ADJ-00004452
WRC awards €2,000 after employee’s dismissal found unfair on procedural grounds
ADJ-00003110
WRC awards fitness instructor €4,000 after unfair dismissal finding
ADJ-00002281
WRC rejects six complaints after finding Regional Claims Manager was not an employee
ADJ-00000680
WRC recommends reducing worker’s written warning to verbal warning
ADJ-00004146
Labour Court affirms dismissal of Anita Michajlowa’s €3,386 wages complaint
PWD179
Labour Court recommends Gate Gourmet pay rises and €250 voucher
LCR21436
Industrial relations disputes Agency workers and employment permits
Labour Court recommends review of HSE early-start premium payments
LCR21435
Labour Court recommends two HSE West health care assistant posts
LCR21433
Labour Court recommends €5,000 for worker over unclear contracts
LCR21432
Labour Court recommends against workers’ claims against Athlone institute and Department
LCR21428
WRC rejects late unfair dismissal claim by off-licence supervisor
ADJ-00001568
Labour Court overturns €19,000 award to Elaine O’Brien after Dunnes Stores appeal
UDD1714
Labour Court rejects Kieran O’Connell’s appeal over withheld increments
PWD178
WRC awards publisher’s employee €2,153.90 for unpaid wages
ADJ-00006170
Kitchen assistant’s wage complaint fails after neither party attends hearing
ADJ-00006297
WRC dismisses unfair-dismissal claim after both parties miss hearing
ADJ-00006287
Redundancy complaint fails after worker declines new owner’s job offer
ADJ-00005215
WRC dismisses job applicant’s discrimination complaint against statutory body
ADJ-00004489
WRC orders newsagent to pay shop assistant €440 and statutory redundancy
ADJ-00004103
State body’s pay deductions from serving officer were lawful, WRC finds
ADJ-00003874
WRC dismisses sales director’s TUPE complaints
ADJ-00002798
WRC dismisses sales director’s two complaints over company transfer
ADJ-00002796
WRC dismisses sales director’s two TUPE complaints
ADJ-00002795
WRC dismisses manager’s claim after he misses hearing
ADJ-00002639
WRC finds rent-allowance ad discriminatory but dismisses claim against landlord
ADJ-00002597
WRC rejects two complaints against Cis over employment terms and pay parity
ADJ-00002286
WRC awards machine operator €1,868.96 for unfair dismissal
ADJ-00002105
WRC finds it had no jurisdiction over retired employee’s wages complaint
ADJ-00002074
Worker’s wage and contract claims fail after she misses WRC hearing
ADJ-00003714
WRC orders repayment of net wage deductions from worker
ADJ-00003680
Labour Court upholds €80,000 unfair-dismissal award to Brian Mc Caffrey
UDD1713
Labour Court recommends 2.5% annual pay rises for CHC Helicoptors engineers
LCR21427
Labour Court recommends Dublin City University implement upgrade agreement
LCR21426