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WRC and Labour Court decisions, March 2018

All 86 WRC and Labour Court decisions dated March 2018, newest first, with the outcome, any award and a link to the original decision.

2018-03-29
Labour Court recommends extra two weeks’ pay in dismissal dispute
LCR21685
Industrial relations disputes
Original decision
2018-03-29
WRC complaints fail after employee misses hearing
ADJ-00011017
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks
Original decision
2018-03-29
WRC dismisses office worker’s Payment of Wages complaint after worker misses hearing
ADJ-00010442
Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2018-03-29
WRC dismisses accountant’s Payment of Wages complaint after neither party attends
ADJ-00009826
Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2018-03-29
WRC directs shipping company to pay labourer redundancy lump sum
ADJ-00009726
Redundancy
Original decision
2018-03-29
Receptionist’s unfair dismissal and redundancy complaints fail after genuine redundancy finding
ADJ-00008648
Unfair dismissal Redundancy
Original decision
2018-03-29
WRC orders statutory redundancy payment to worker
ADJ-00008269
Redundancy
Original decision
2018-03-28
Labour Court upholds 32 cent hourly night-rate increase for Artur Zbien
PWD189
Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2018-03-28
Labour Court upholds 32 cent hourly night-rate increase for Piotr Wedlarski
PWD1813
Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2018-03-28
Labour Court upholds 32 cent hourly night-rate increase for Tomasz Sieradzan
PWD1812
Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2018-03-28
Labour Court upholds 32-cent night-shift pay increase
PWD1811
Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2018-03-28
Labour Court upholds 32 cent hourly night-shift increase for Tadeusz Majcher
PWD1810
Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2018-03-28
Labour Court recommends against firefighter’s claim for higher pay-scale credit
LCR21686
Industrial relations disputes
Original decision
2018-03-28
WRC awards worker €1,500 for annual leave breaches
ADJ-00010001
Unfair dismissal Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2018-03-28
WRC awards worker €1,500 for annual leave breaches
ADJ-00009996
Unfair dismissal Contracts and notice Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2018-03-28
WRC awards general operative €1,550 for unpaid leave
ADJ-00009995
Unfair dismissal Contracts and notice Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2018-03-28
WRC awards general operative €1,376 for unpaid leave
ADJ-00009994
Unfair dismissal Contracts and notice Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2018-03-28
WRC awards general operative €1,197 for annual leave
ADJ-00009992
Unfair dismissal Contracts and notice Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2018-03-28
WRC dismisses manager’s claim for further sick pay
ADJ-00009709
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks
Original decision
2018-03-28
WRC recommends company act on bullying investigation procedures
ADJ-00009551
Industrial relations disputes
Original decision
2018-03-28
WRC rejects manager’s unfair dismissal and employment terms complaints
ADJ-00005935
Unfair dismissal Contracts and notice
Original decision
2018-03-27
Labour Court recommends enhanced redundancy payment for Alzheimer Society worker
LCR21683
Industrial relations disputes
Original decision
2018-03-27
Labour Court backs unions' claim for Enable Ireland pay restoration
LCR21680
Industrial relations disputes
Original decision
2018-03-27
Labour Court tells Cobh Community Hospital and unions to await national pay talks
LCR21673
Industrial relations disputes
Original decision
2018-03-27
WRC awards business development manager €1,250 over missing contract
ADJ-00010987
Contracts and notice
Original decision
2018-03-27
WRC dismisses IT security specialist’s penalisation complaint
ADJ-00010872
Original decision
2018-03-27
WRC dismisses job applicant’s family status discrimination claim against crèche
ADJ-00010471
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2018-03-27
WRC ends kitchen porter’s complaints after he misses hearing
ADJ-00010068
Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2018-03-27
WRC awards doorman €524.16 for unpaid annual leave
ADJ-00009921
Working hours, holidays and breaks
Original decision
2018-03-27
Employee wins €2,992.50 wages award after hotel cuts her hours
ADJ-00009662
Unpaid wages and pay Redundancy Unfair dismissal
Original decision
2018-03-27
WRC rejects casino customer’s race discrimination complaint
ADJ-00008602
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2018-03-27
Warehouse coordinator's unfair dismissal complaint fails
ADJ-00004938
Unfair dismissal
Original decision
2018-03-26
Labour Court recommends steps on Clontarf Hospital nursing staff dispute
LCR21682
Industrial relations disputes
Original decision
2018-03-26
Labour Court recommends Pfizer pension transition payments of up to €25,000
LCR21681
Industrial relations disputes
Original decision
2018-03-26
Labour Court rejects union compensation claim over Inland Fisheries Ireland office clothing
LCR21679
Industrial relations disputes
Original decision
2018-03-26
WRC recommends €23 fortnightly allowance for hospital driver
ADJ-00010291
Industrial relations disputes
Original decision
2018-03-26
WRC rejects retail assistant’s redundancy payment claim
ADJ-00009903
Redundancy
Original decision
2018-03-26
WRC awards delivery driver €5,000 after unfair dismissal over bicycle from hotel skip
ADJ-00008195
Unfair dismissal
Original decision
2018-03-26
WRC awards employee €15,000 for constructive dismissal after accounting concerns
ADJ-00006137
Unfair dismissal Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2018-03-23
Labour Court awards Paul Grant €2,869.58 on OCS appeal
TUD186
Transfer of undertakings (TUPE)
Original decision
2018-03-23
Labour Court recommends St Vincent's porters accept €600 allowance and €250 voucher
LCR21678
Industrial relations disputes
Original decision
2018-03-23
Labour Court rejects Ryszard Smoktunowicz’s disability discrimination appeal
EDA1822
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2018-03-23
WRC dismisses wage complaint after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00010257
Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2018-03-23
WRC recommends HR audit after workplace dispute
ADJ-00009593
Industrial relations disputes
Original decision
2018-03-23
WRC finds agency worker’s commuter ticket complaint not well founded
ADJ-00009561
Agency workers and employment permits
Original decision
2018-03-22
Retail worker’s seven WRC complaints all fail
ADJ-00009455
Contracts and notice Industrial relations disputes Fixed-term and part-time workers
Original decision
2018-03-22
WRC awards customer agent €9,000 after finding dismissal procedurally unfair
ADJ-00008083
Unfair dismissal
Original decision
2018-03-21
Labour Court sends Ciara Mulrooney’s discrimination complaint back to WRC
EDA1821
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2018-03-21
WRC dismisses driver’s hourly-rate statement complaint as frivolous and vexatious
ADJ-00010961
Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2018-03-21
WRC requires hotel to pay porter €582.30 for unpaid wages and leave
ADJ-00008749
Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2018-03-20
Labour Court upholds race harassment finding but cuts Glenn Curtis’s award to €3,500
EDA1820
Discrimination and equality · Dublin
Original decision
2018-03-20
WRC dismisses shop assistant’s claim for Sunday pay arrears
ADJ-00009326
Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2018-03-20
Restaurant ordered to pay chef €6,500 for unfair dismissal
ADJ-00008236
Unfair dismissal Contracts and notice
Original decision
2018-03-20
WRC finds research assistant’s reinstatement claim not well founded
ADJ-00007910
Industrial relations disputes
Original decision
2018-03-20
WRC finds warehouse worker’s dismissal fair after sweets taken from stock
ADJ-00007474
Unfair dismissal
Original decision
2018-03-20
WRC rejects quantity surveyor’s dismissal and redundancy complaints
ADJ-00006026
Unfair dismissal Redundancy
Original decision
2018-03-20
WRC finds quality-control assistant’s discrimination complaint was out of time
ADJ-00005772
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2018-03-16
Labour Court recommends €5,000 for Kayleigh Bullman after finding bullying and unfair dismissal
LCR21677
Industrial relations disputes
Original decision
2018-03-16
Labour Court recommends €2,500 payment in an post worker dispute
LCR21676
Industrial relations disputes
Original decision
2018-03-16
Labour Court recommends 2.5% pay increase for Wyeth Nutrition union members
LCR21675
Industrial relations disputes
Original decision
2018-03-16
Worker wins €71.90 holiday pay after bonus claim fails
ADJ-00007760
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks
Original decision
2018-03-15
WRC awards worker €652 for final week’s wages and €326 for leave
ADJ-00009874
Unfair dismissal Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2018-03-15
WRC finds no jurisdiction over employee’s repeated redundancy complaint
ADJ-00007937
Redundancy
Original decision
2018-03-15
Factory operative awarded €2,483.96 after unfair dismissal finding
ADJ-00007873
Unfair dismissal
Original decision
2018-03-15
WRC dismisses cinema-goer’s family-status complaint over premium seats
ADJ-00007443
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2018-03-14
Labour Court recommends €10,000 compensation and study support for HSE worker
LCR21674
Industrial relations disputes
Original decision
2018-03-14
Labour Court upholds decision against Margaret Burke in disability appeal
EDA1818
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2018-03-13
WRC orders auto service provider to pay production operative €300
ADJ-00009395
Contracts and notice
Original decision
2018-03-09
Labour Court recommends enhanced redundancy terms for Galway centre staff
LCR21671
Industrial relations disputes
Original decision
2018-03-09
WRC awards kitchen assistant €1,745 after nursing home stopped rostering her
ADJ-00009228
Unfair dismissal
Original decision
2018-03-09
WRC awards chef €15,000 after finding restaurant failed to address sexual harassment
ADJ-00005898
Unfair dismissal
Original decision
2018-03-09
WRC awards driver €7,500 after finding dismissal unfair
ADJ-00005749
Unfair dismissal
Original decision
2018-03-09
WRC rejects analyst’s disability accommodation complaint
ADJ-00003969
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2018-03-09
WRC finds factory operative’s dismissal fair
ADJ-00002882
Unfair dismissal
Original decision
2018-03-08
Labour Court finds G4S put security officer Krzysztof Stanek on lay-off
RPD182
Redundancy
Original decision
2018-03-08
WRC awards hospital chef €500 over missing contract
ADJ-00009347
Unfair dismissal Contracts and notice
Original decision
2018-03-08
WRC dismisses security manager’s unfair-dismissal claim
ADJ-00009104
Unfair dismissal
Original decision
2018-03-07
WRC awards receptionist €46,000 after finding sexual harassment and discriminatory dismissal
ADJ-00009794
Discrimination and equality Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2018-03-07
WRC rules it cannot hear social worker’s protected disclosure complaint
ADJ-00006182
Original decision
2018-03-06
WRC rejects sales assistant’s disability claims against retail store
ADJ-00009338
Unfair dismissal Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2018-03-06
WRC declines jurisdiction over medical officer’s equal-pay dispute
ADJ-00006575
Industrial relations disputes
Original decision
2018-03-05
Labour Court recommends €300 voucher for construction workers
LCR21669
Industrial relations disputes
Original decision
2018-03-05
Labour Court recommends €1,500 payment and €500 voucher in Irish Cement dispute
LCR21668
Industrial relations disputes
Original decision
2018-03-05
Labour Court rejects Alan Bermingham’s age discrimination appeal against Alexion
EDA1816
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2018-03-05
WRC rejects post-room assistant’s transfer complaint and partially upholds workplace dispute
ADJ-00010381
Transfer of undertakings (TUPE) Industrial relations disputes
Original decision
2018-03-04
WRC dismisses waitress’s complaints after she misses hearing
ADJ-00010636
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks
Original decision