WRC and Labour Court decisions, July 2017
All 118 WRC and Labour Court decisions dated July 2017, newest first, with the outcome, any award and a link to the original decision.
Labour Court clears investigation of Enercon technicians’ dispute
LCR21534
WRC recommends hospital grievance return to local procedure
ADJ-00007682
Labour Court recommends €1,000 payment for Rosslare Europort roster change
LCR21533
Labour Court rejects HSE bid to dismiss Patricia Cullen Killoran’s appeal
EDA1725
Labour Court dismisses Douglas Sorenson’s age-discrimination appeal
EDA1723
WRC revokes leisure centre manager’s six-month warning after flawed process
ADJ-00007502
WRC awards deli assistant €2,500 after health and safety complaint
ADJ-00006460
WRC rules rental discrimination complaint outside its jurisdiction
ADJ-00005989
WRC rules rental discrimination complaint outside its jurisdiction
ADJ-00005547
WRC rental complaint fails after late extension request
ADJ-00005546
WRC rental discrimination complaint fails over late notice
ADJ-00005541
Labour Court recommends €708.60 payment and equal public holiday roster access for worker
ADJ-00008057
Manager’s constructive dismissal and bonus claims fail; redundancy complaint withdrawn
ADJ-00004190
WRC finds employee’s dismissal and fixed-term work claims fail
ADJ-00002230
Unfair dismissal Working hours, holidays and breaks Fixed-term and part-time workers
WRC recommends €800 settlement for truck driver in trade dispute
ADJ-00004941
WRC awards head chef €4,519 after food services company misses hearing
ADJ-00003594
Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay
Labour Court raises G4S worker’s annual leave award to €200 and awards €350 for roster notices
PWD1720
Labour Court upholds €350 roster award and increases holiday-pay award to €200
DWT1719
Labour Court affirms holiday-pay awards to G4S security officer
DWT1718
WRC grants chef statutory redundancy lump sum
ADJ-00007459
Redundancy Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC awards cook €1,800 after convenience store closure
ADJ-00006946
WRC awards ground worker €1,600 after rejecting redundancy claim
ADJ-00006615
Driver awarded €1,500 over workplace grievances and unfair treatment
ADJ-00006597
WRC awards cleaner €1,314 in unpaid wages
ADJ-00004706
WRC rules three shop worker complaints out of time
ADJ-00004394
Labour Court upholds An Post transfer recommendation after union appeal
LCR21529
WRC dismisses sales assistant’s wages complaint after neither party attends
ADJ-00007394
WRC dismisses baker’s Payment of Wages complaint after neither party attends
ADJ-00007136
WRC dismisses restaurant employee’s unpaid wages complaint after she misses hearing
ADJ-00007033
WRC declines pharmacist’s request to switch to sessional contract
ADJ-00006981
WRC rejects health care worker’s complaint over grievance procedure protections
ADJ-00006951
WRC orders contract cleaning company to pay cleaner €342.42 plus €100 compensation
ADJ-00005789
WRC orders grocery retailer to pay customer assistant €5,000 in disability case
ADJ-00005316
WRC dismisses cleaning supervisor’s claim after finding no transfer of undertaking
ADJ-00005095
WRC complaints fail after health care assistant misses hearing
ADJ-00003702
Labour Court recommends national talks on HSE South East managers' regrading claim
LCR21528
WRC rejects service engineer’s unfair dismissal claim after overtime concerns ruled not a protected disclosure
ADJ-00007236
WRC dismisses driver’s complaint over dismissal by charity
ADJ-00005587
WRC awards kitchen assistant €600 as constructive-dismissal claim fails
ADJ-00005430
WRC awards bakery employee €25,000 for unfair dismissal
ADJ-00005401
Contracts and notice Unfair dismissal Working hours, holidays and breaks
WRC finds medical device worker’s repeated protocol breaches justified dismissal
ADJ-00004881
WRC orders health service to pay pharmacist €700 over annual-leave deductions
ADJ-00004867
WRC rejects worker’s five complaints against beauty salon as out of time
ADJ-00002547
Discrimination and equality Working hours, holidays and breaks
WRC rejects manager’s unfair dismissal claim against airline company
ADJ-00001676
Labour Court recommends rent allowance in pay calculations for emergency controllers
LCR21526
Labour Court recommends enhanced redundancy terms for five coal depot workers
LCR21525
Labour Court recommends Roscommon County Council retain flexi-leave limit
LCR21508
WRC awards pharmacist €700 over annual leave pay deductions
ADJ-00005794
A catering company ordered to pay two workers €5,000 each after age discrimination finding
DEC-E2017-054
WRC rejects security officer’s redundancy claim
ADJ-00006817
Labour Court affirms recommendation after worker’s An Post bullying grievance
LCR21524
Labour Court recommends 6% pay rise over three years at Burnside Hydracyl
LCR21519
Team leader awarded €5,000 after WRC finds flaws in dismissal investigation
ADJ-00002970
WRC awards a carpenter €4,588 in redundancy pay and €3,365 for leave
ADJ-00006915
Redundancy Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC upholds nursing director’s grievance over handling of complaint
ADJ-00003822
Labour Court raises Ruth Murphy’s written-terms award to €750
TED1716
Labour Court recommends further talks on Enterprise Ireland e-working dispute
LCR21522
Labour Court recommends Keenan Alltech recognise SIPTU
LCR21521
Labour Court raises Ruth Murphy’s rest-break award to €3,250
DWT1717
WRC awards a Montessori Worker €760 in notice pay and €380 in wages
ADJ-00007739
Software engineer awarded €2,400 for unpaid wages and holiday pay
ADJ-00007589
Software engineer awarded €13,127.74 for unpaid wages
ADJ-00007535
Labour Court finds disability discrimination by Temple Recruitment and awards €20,000
EDA1721
WRC finds it had no jurisdiction over associate director’s dismissal complaint
ADJ-00007718
Engineering company ordered to pay software engineer €9,034.29 net for unpaid wages
ADJ-00007593
WRC orders engineering company to pay software engineer €12,177 net for unpaid wages
ADJ-00007592
Software engineer wins €12,441.56 net in compensation
ADJ-00007590
Engineering company ordered to pay software engineer €6,045 net for unpaid wages
ADJ-00007588
WRC awards care worker €8,000 after unfair dismissal
ADJ-00005645
Mechanic’s unfair dismissal complaint fails after he waited 18 months to resign
ADJ-00005056
WRC awards shop worker €1,592 in notice pay and counts earlier service for redundancy
ADJ-00004504
WRC dismisses chef’s claims after he misses rescheduled hearing
ADJ-00004375
Labour Court finds race discrimination at Johnstown Garden Centre and awards €4,000
EDA1720
Security company ordered to pay steward €186.40 over contract omissions
ADJ-00007216
WRC finds it had no jurisdiction over barista assistant’s dismissal claim
ADJ-00007115
WRC awards team leader €656.25 in unpaid wages
ADJ-00006802
Redundancy complaint fails against wrongly named employer
ADJ-00005667
WRC finds health care worker’s dismissal reasonable after internal harassment investigation
ADJ-00004872
WRC rejects religious discrimination claim over cake message
ADJ-00004518
WRC rejects religious discrimination complaint over cake order
ADJ-00004390
WRC refuses to hear steel fixer’s unfair dismissal complaint as out of time
ADJ-00003996
Labour Court awards Rares Iacob €2,500 for unfair dismissal
UDD1734
Labour Court awards Rares Iacob four weeks’ pay on appeal
TED1714
Labour Court recommends 10-year pension arrears option for UCD staff nearing retirement
LCR21517
Labour Court recommends process for four Carlow County Council workers’ claims
LCR21516
Labour Court recommends safety structures address Transdev policy concerns
LCR21507
WRC recommends High Court matters be dealt with there before remaining grievances return
ADJ-00005505
WRC awards €2,000 after barber shop refused haircut to boy in wheelchair
ADJ-00004170
WRC rules demotion did not amount to dismissal
ADJ-00004081
Labour Court recommends talks on Coombe Hospital scientist’s duties
LCR21518
Cleaner’s redundancy claim fails after she misses WRC hearing
ADJ-00007435
WRC awards director of nursing €1,250 over late, unclear contract
ADJ-00007003
WRC finds seven complaints fell for want of prosecution after computer analyst misses hearing
ADJ-00006570
Working hours, holidays and breaks Fixed-term and part-time workers Discrimination and equality
WRC awards security worker €3,000 after finding night club dismissal unfair
ADJ-00006554
WRC awards security officer €2,000 over annual leave pay
ADJ-00006501
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Industrial relations disputes
WRC grants chef statutory redundancy entitlement
ADJ-00006280
WRC directs food takeaway to pay €1,000 over missing employment terms
ADJ-00004034
Unpaid wages and pay Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks
WRC finds warehouse operative’s dismissal fair
ADJ-00002754
WRC recommends senior administrator’s dismissal complaint should fail
ADJ-00006048
WRC says it cannot rehear worker’s Equal Status complaint decided in 2012
ADJ-00005956
WRC rejects school transport user’s disability discrimination complaint
ADJ-00005809
WRC dismisses care worker’s constructive dismissal complaint
ADJ-00005216
WRC rules it has no jurisdiction over passenger’s complaint against airline
ADJ-00004893
WRC awards project manager €2,000 and orders €53,000 salary restored
ADJ-00004625
Transfer of undertakings (TUPE) Unpaid wages and pay Unfair dismissal
WRC says worker’s transfer complaint was out of time
ADJ-00004314
WRC rules worker’s three complaints against support services provider were out of time
ADJ-00004311
Labour Court upholds €12,000 award to Karol Bennett Gee in Sparrow Insurances appeal
UDD1733
Labour Court adopts union calculation for Ms Doyle in hospital income dispute
LCR21515
Labour Court recommends redundancy package for ACC Loan Management worker
LCR21513
Labour Court recommends full redundancy package for former ACC worker
LCR21512
WRC awards waitress €680 over missing written employment terms
ADJ-00005614
WRC declines jurisdiction over electrician’s mileage dispute
ADJ-00004817
WRC dismisses healthcare assistant’s unfair dismissal claim as out of time
ADJ-00004646
WRC awards €500 after estate agent refused rent allowance recipient a viewing
ADJ-00003291
WRC awards locum consultant €6,000 over fixed-term contracts
ADJ-00003034
Labour Court recommends €7,500 for worker denied fair procedures
LCR21509
Labour Court recommends engagement over council’s proposed lunch break cut
LCR21506
Labour Court recommends pension advice and arrears payment mechanism for 13 Bus Eireann drivers
LCR21505