WRC and Labour Court decisions, February 2022
All 97 WRC and Labour Court decisions dated February 2022, newest first, with the outcome, any award and a link to the original decision.
Labour Court rejects six complaints by Rachel Hickey against QED Contracts and DHL
AWD1516
WRC rejects Geraldine Fitzmaurice’s Dublin Bus complaint on time limits
ADJ-00032439
WRC awards John Healy €2,520 and grants redundancy lump-sum entitlement
ADJ-00032338
WRC rejects pre-school educator’s pandemic pay complaint
ADJ-00030423
WRC awards bus driver €15,600 after finding dismissal unfair
ADJ-00026604
Labour Court upholds rejection of Thomas Duffy’s out-of-time dismissal claim
UDD2213
Labour Court upholds rejection of Stuart Cahill’s constructive dismissal claim against Mars Food Ireland
UDD2212
Dundalk Institute of Technology wins whistleblowing complaint over €812,000 income discrepancy
ADJ-00034746
WRC rejects Sky Handling Partner complaint over reduced hours as out of time
ADJ-00033915
An Post wins minimum-notice complaint after fixed-term contract expired
ADJ-00033504
WRC awards Danielle Wolfe €3,700 after finding Retro Clothing unfairly dismissed her
ADJ-00031716
WRC rejects Irwin Shaw’s dismissal and notice complaints against Schivo Medical
ADJ-00027879
WRC awards John Mckinley €1,920 after employment terms complaint
ADJ-00027778
Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay Contracts and notice
WRC recommends Credit Union finalise Clerical Officer investigation
ADJ-00025697
Labour Court upholds time-limit dismissal of Marie Casey’s age discrimination complaint
EDA224
WRC awards mushroom farm worker €15,058.25 in minimum wage arrears
ADJ-00032974
WRC finds Slawomir Tompalski’s mask discrimination complaints against T O'Higgins Homevalue Hardware not well founded
ADJ-00032638
WRC rejects unfair dismissal complaint after Carol Donnelly misses hearing
ADJ-00030642
WRC awards Thomas Byrnes €5,820 after unfair dismissal
ADJ-00026648
WRC rejects Traveller discrimination complaint against Kerry County Council
ADJ-00025297
Labour Court affirms decision after Kevin Russell misses appeal hearing
UDD2211
Labour Court affirms decision after Kevin Russell misses appeal hearing
PWD2214
Labour Court recommends applying public holiday arrangements to weekend shift workers
LCR22560
Labour Court upholds decision rejecting worker’s appeal over Road Safety Authority training
LCR22558
Labour Court affirms decision after Kevin Russell misses appeal hearing
EDA223
WRC rejects Dundalk Institute of Technology accountant’s penalisation complaint
ADJ-00033625
WRC awards Jason Colman €1,800 over pandemic pay deductions
ADJ-00032866
WRC rejects accountant’s whistleblowing complaint against Dundalk Institute of Technology
ADJ-00026170
WRC awards Anne Maher €560.55 redundancy shortfall and €303 notice pay
ADJ-00033116
WRC rejects Keith Gahan’s disability discrimination complaints against Nevilles Bakery
ADJ-00032265
Labour Court upholds decision against David Murray in STT Risk Management dismissal appeal
UDD229
Labour Court overturns dismissal ruling and awards Lenka Laiermanova €7,924
UDD227
Labour Court upholds €650 award to Gabriel Delee on Kostal Ireland GmbH appeal
PWD2212
Labour Court upholds €1,250 award and €158.40 leave payment to Brian Scully
DWT2215
Labour Court varies Top Security holiday pay decision, awards €21.12
DWT2214
WRC finds it had no jurisdiction over Sean Fleming’s unfair dismissal complaint
ADJ-00033239
WRC awards Orla O’Keefe €85,000 over pregnancy-related dismissal
ADJ-00029567
WRC rejects Thomas Murphy’s constructive dismissal and working-hours complaints
ADJ-00028616
WRC awards Patrick Cassidy €40,000 over age discrimination
ADJ-00027954
WRC awards Jennifer Duffy €3,000 over missed breaks
ADJ-00033463
WRC awards Thomas Madden €335 after finding he resigned from job
ADJ-00030795
WRC rejects O'Brien Fine Foods worker's reasonable accommodation complaint
ADJ-00029757
Harrington Bookmakers ordered to pay Dariusz Sobocinski €2,337.50 for unfair dismissal
ADJ-00027605
WRC awards Caroline Maughan €4,000 after finding Traveller community discrimination at Dealz
ADJ-00026693
WRC rejects family-status discrimination complaint against Dunnes Stores
ADJ-00031711
WRC orders concrete company to pay driver €138 net in holiday pay
ADJ-00031697
WRC rejects bus driver’s complaints over two days’ unpaid leave
ADJ-00029729
WRC orders hotel to pay €3,000 over accommodation discrimination
ADJ-00020727
WRC finds Charleville Park Hotel discriminated against minor and awards €3,000
ADJ-00020726
WRC awards Philip O’Neill €8,000 over hotel’s refusal of emergency accommodation
ADJ-00020725
WRC awards Bridget O'Reilly €8,000 after hotel discrimination finding
ADJ-00020724
Labour Court upholds time-limit ruling on Ewelina Konarska complaint
TED223
Labour Court upholds ruling that Ewelina Konarska’s complaint was out of time
DWT2213
WRC awards €7,500 to unfairly dismissed Dynniq worker
ADJ-00029065
WRC awards €500 to Mariusz Karpiej in mixed complaint outcome
ADJ-00027539
Unfair dismissal Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay
Labour Court recommends amendments to ESB agreement with 1400 Network Technicians (NT'S)
LCR22552
WRC finds Cummer Coaches driver was not unfairly dismissed
ADJ-00032605
WRC awards cleaning supervisor €21,000 after finding penalisation over welfare complaint
ADJ-00032563
WRC says it cannot hear three complaints against dissolved company
ADJ-00030813
Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay Redundancy
WRC rejects one employment-terms complaint and finds another out of time
ADJ-00030676
WRC finds no dismissal in Michael Connolly’s unfair-dismissal claim
ADJ-00028490
WRC rejects Mary Finn’s penalisation complaint against Department of Education & Skills
ADJ-00028340
WRC awards Elisa Beudin €1,995 in unpaid wages case
ADJ-00027602
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC awards €20,000 after finding disability discrimination at St Patrick's Centre
ADJ-00026213
WRC rejects Courtney Geoghegan’s pregnancy discrimination complaint against Kidspace Rathcoole
ADJ-00030697
Labour Court recommends 2% pay rises for 300 school bus drivers
LCR22550
WRC records agreement on College worker’s salary scale placement
ADJ-00034197
WRC awards David Paul Smith €7,500 over HAP discrimination
ADJ-00030662
Labour Court recommends KBC Bank and union engage on five employment issues
LCR22549
Industrial relations disputes Fixed-term and part-time workers
WRC rejects Alistair McCabe’s constructive dismissal complaint against Prepay Power
ADJ-00030215
WRC awards Philip Evans €1,123.20 in notice pay after dismissal complaint fails
ADJ-00028233
WRC awards Scott Howard €2,080 after finding MCD Home and Garden gave no written terms
ADJ-00024035
Labour Court overturns decision and awards Fastway courier €3,800 for unfair dismissal
UDD225
WRC rejects discrimination and penalisation complaints against Johnson & Johnson Visual Care
ADJ-00028049
Tusla worker’s €1,614 wages complaint fails
ADJ-00030901
WRC dismisses Lidl worker’s claim after he misses hearing
ADJ-00030698
WRC awards Irish Wheelchair Association worker €1,634.04 for sleepover hours
ADJ-00028814
WRC awards Irish Wheelchair Association worker €1,906.38 for sleepover hours
ADJ-00028811
Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice Unpaid wages and pay
WRC awards Martin Gilligan €966.50 after finding his dismissal unfair
ADJ-00029984
WRC rejects Sebastian Teixeira’s public-holiday, working-time and pay complaints
ADJ-00021346
Labour Court upholds unfair-dismissal finding and varies Declan McShane’s award to €1,939.04
UDD224
WRC rejects Christopher Meja’s unfair-dismissal complaint
ADJ-00030660
WRC awards Ronan Dunne €17,150 after unfair dismissal by Mason Hayes and Curran
ADJ-00030610
WRC awards Doreen Nolan €28,000 for age and gender discrimination
ADJ-00029859
WRC awards Sean Fitzgerald €11,000 for unfair dismissal
ADJ-00029095
WRC awards Anselm Ssebuguzi €590.80 for unpaid wages and leave
ADJ-00027825
Minimum-wage complaint against Excel Recruitment fails after worker’s employment ended
ADJ-00033369
WRC dismisses painter’s wage complaint over Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme
ADJ-00032271
WRC orders Mde Installations to pay worker €1,794 in withheld wages
ADJ-00031681
WRC has no jurisdiction over social care worker’s night roster dispute
ADJ-00036707
WRC awards Darren Keavney €600 for constructive dismissal
ADJ-00031925
WRC finds Michelle Moran was not constructively dismissed by Mylan
ADJ-00030750
Granby unfairly dismissed Maria Doyle and must pay €10,400, WRC finds
ADJ-00030243
WRC finds Beata Porubska entitled to redundancy payment
ADJ-00029781
WRC finds Marija Leontjeva entitled to redundancy payment
ADJ-00029685
WRC says it had no jurisdiction over Darren Lawlor’s minimum-wage complaint
ADJ-00026229
WRC says it lacked jurisdiction over Mary McManus’s unfair-dismissal complaint
ADJ-00025555