WRC and Labour Court decisions, September 2023
All 161 WRC and Labour Court decisions dated September 2023, newest first, with the outcome, any award and a link to the original decision.
WRC awards Paul Cunningham €35,057.51 in unpaid wages case
ADJ-00046136
WRC rejects Joseph Tucker’s unfair dismissal and notice complaints
ADJ-00045913
WRC awards Diarmaid Murphy €1,487.89 in unpaid wages
ADJ-00043931
WRC orders Harry O Donovan to pay William Moloney €2,910
ADJ-00042879
WRC recommends early retirement exit for long-serving case manager
IR - SC - 00000581
Labour Court upholds decision rejecting teacher’s safety representative claim
HSD236
Xerox IBS wins WRC challenge over severance agreement
ADJ-00044485
WRC rejects redundancy claim against Comet Care
ADJ-00044268
Redundancy claim against Comet Care Ltd. t/a MCMA not well founded
ADJ-00044266
WRC awards Claire Hopkins €2,650 for unfair dismissal
ADJ-00041574
Labour Court rejects Seamus Hayes appeal over late transfer complaint
TUD233
WRC awards Thick Skin Restaurants worker €6,080 for annual leave complaint
ADJ-00045729
WRC awards Boody’s Chipper worker €378 and redundancy payment
ADJ-00045557
WRC finds Patrick Gallagher entitled to redundancy payment after PRSI failures
ADJ-00045538
WRC orders Austin Byrne Agnelto Ltd to pay Jade Barolits €1,540 for unpaid wages
ADJ-00043922
St John of God wins constructive dismissal case brought by Ann Doherty
ADJ-00039230
WRC rejects Maria Nordwind’s disability discrimination complaint against Coach Stores
ADJ-00038133
WRC orders The Wishing Well to pay waiter €214.65 in unpaid wages
ADJ-00046319
WRC ends six complaints after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00045599
Discrimination and equality Agency workers and employment permits
WRC awards Georgina Ako €2,808 over missing employment terms
ADJ-00045175
WRC finds eight complaints against Amk Hospitality not well founded after neither party attends
ADJ-00044032
WRC finds no unfair dismissal or discrimination established in National Lottery complaints
ADJ-00043900
WRC finds café transfer to Homestyle Meats covered by TUPE, preserving Dorota Duda’s service
ADJ-00043651
WRC confirms Elaine Sharkey’s service transferred to Homestyle Meats
ADJ-00043636
WRC clarifies status of duplicate TUPE complaints
ADJ-00043605
Eileen Cox awarded €500 after WRC finds Gallery Cafe breached transfer rules
ADJ-00043604
WRC orders Homestyle Meats to recognise Eileen Cox’s prior service
ADJ-00043603
Gallery Café ordered to pay Dorota Duda €500 after TUPE breach
ADJ-00043583
WRC dismisses Eileen Cox’s redundancy appeal after finding her service transferred
ADJ-00043543
WRC dismisses complaints after Aaron Gibson misses hearing
ADJ-00042314
Contracts and notice Industrial relations disputes Discrimination and equality
WRC finds equality complaint not well founded after Leon O’Connor misses hearing
ADJ-00040987
WRC awards Andre Santos €11,520 for unfair dismissal
ADJ-00035389
WRC orders Innominato the Head Lice Experts to pay Niamh O’Brien €1,067.47
ADJ-00025445
Labour Court recommends €400,000 year-four payment in Embecta pension dispute
LCR22826
WRC makes no recommendation for swimming teacher in bullying dispute
IR - SC - 00001373
WRC complaint against Royal Dublin Society found not well founded after claimant refused to proceed
ADJ-00046096
Megan Wrenn’s complaint against Seán Fagan Wholesale found not well founded
ADJ-00045793
WRC had no jurisdiction over Ashwin Ramdas’s unfair dismissal complaint
ADJ-00045412
Lynn Alexander’s redundancy payment complaint found not well founded
ADJ-00045224
WRC redundancy complaint against Foxrock medical centre found not well founded after claimant missed hearing
ADJ-00045222
Musgrave’s sick pay scheme found more favourable overall
ADJ-00044889
WRC finds worker’s Industrial Relations Act complaint not well founded after she misses hearing
ADJ-00044660
WRC says Aldi harassment complaint was out of time
ADJ-00044127
WRC orders Chapter 8 Traffic Management to pay €719.69 in unpaid wages
ADJ-00043992
WRC awards Shaun Murphy €2,862 in unpaid wages
ADJ-00043933
WRC finds it had no jurisdiction over contractor’s €9,700 wages complaint
ADJ-00043510
WRC dismisses two complaints after Marian Andrei Badescu misses hearing
ADJ-00043462
Michael Reilly awarded €8,550 after WRC finds dismissal unfair
ADJ-00039490
WRC awards car park attendant €1,500 for missed rest breaks
ADJ-00035957
Richard Fox awarded €8,000 for unfair dismissal by Pillardale Ltd
ADJ-00035956
WRC awards Mandy Hurley €31,000 after finding gender discrimination on return from maternity leave
ADJ-00033976
Maternity, parental and carer's leave Discrimination and equality
WRC rules Nicola Rutledge was not employee of Banghard Limited
ADJ-00043310
WRC finds no prima facie case in Blackrock Clinic discrimination complaint
ADJ-00041005
WRC orders Good Enuf to Eat Banqueting to pay Rabei Hathat €218.40 in holiday pay and €104 in bank-holiday pay
ADJ-00040795
WRC rejects RTÉ journalist’s claims despite finding she was sexually harassed by colleague
ADJ-00035740
Labour Court recommends closing National Ambulance Service worker’s bullying dispute
LCR22824
Labour Court recommends 4.25% pay increase and €500 voucher for Shannon Foynes Port Company employees
LCR22822
WRC awards shop worker €1,000 for four weeks’ notice after closure
ADJ-00045250
WRC orders Meegan Insulations to pay €600 to insulation installer
ADJ-00045058
WRC finds Diana Valentine Nacu’s claims not well founded after she misses hearing
ADJ-00044027
WRC recommends €1,000 for office worker dismissed without procedures
ADJ-00043674
WRC allows Gerard Farrell’s redundancy appeal after company liquidation
ADJ-00041501
Labour Court recommends talks between National Ambulance Service and Fórsa
LCR22821
WRC rejects paramedic’s claim for benefits after Covid-era reassignment
IR - SC - 00000577
Bridget Harrington awarded €2,324 in minimum notice case
ADJ-00045712
WRC rejects discrimination complaint over Tipperary ETB service credit
ADJ-00045394
WRC complaint found not well founded after complainant missed hearing
ADJ-00044381
WRC awards Alexander Novakovsky €1,760 in minimum-notice case
ADJ-00044289
WRC orders €220.50 payment to Joanna Yahyaoui in notice case
ADJ-00044288
WRC orders €1,694 payment to Bridget Browne in notice case
ADJ-00044145
WRC awards Hekrem Hoxha €1,440 in Mounthawk Inns case
ADJ-00043825
Redundancy Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay
WRC dismisses Aidan Seymour’s five claims against Mercer
ADJ-00043558
WRC rejects Alina Holowczak’s religious discrimination complaint
ADJ-00042084
WRC rejects food worker’s unfair dismissal complaint
ADJ-00040550
WRC finds Matt Breslin was not unfairly dismissed after he missed hearing
ADJ-00040226
Olive Bree awarded €250 notice pay and €70 for public holiday
ADJ-00039428
WRC rules Frederika Catharina Agricola’s pay complaint out of time
ADJ-00038130
Deli worker awarded €1,550 over missing written employment terms
ADJ-00036983
Sarah Carthy awarded €2,040 over employment terms
ADJ-00036977
WRC recommends €1,794.39 payment to worker in travel and subsistence dispute
ADJ-00033555
Labour Court recommends loss-of-earnings payments for 100 Bus Eireann clerical staff
LCR22820
Labour Court recommends Early Years pay rates of up to €18.11 an hour
LCR22817
WRC recommends two extra days’ leave after disciplinary process lacked notice
IR - SC - 00001228
Labour Court affirms €4,336.07 award to agency lorry driver
AWD231
WRC recommends complaint was not well founded after worker misses hearing
ADJ-00046956
WRC rejects disability discrimination complaint against Carlingford hotel
ADJ-00044073
WRC dismisses PJ Moran’s pension complaint as out of time
ADJ-00039333
WRC rejects disability discrimination complaint against Dublin Coach
ADJ-00036463
WRC rejects three complaints against Expert Safety
ADJ-00034305
Unpaid wages and pay Contracts and notice Transfer of undertakings (TUPE)
Labour Court rejects unfair-dismissal appeal over time limit
UDD2337
WRC recommends €1,000 for worker dismissed without procedures
IR - SC - 00001159
WRC declines to extend deadline for complaints against g Hotel operator
ADJ-00043862
WRC finds pay complaint against Elite Accounts not well founded
ADJ-00041330
WRC finds against complainant who missed discrimination hearing
ADJ-00039915
WRC dismisses Travelling Community discrimination complaint after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00039914
WRC dismisses John Meehan complaint after he fails to identify applicable law
ADJ-00036131
Labour Court raises unfair dismissal award to €5,400 on employer’s appeal
UDD2338
WRC complaints over employment terms and holiday pay found not well founded
ADJ-00046172
WRC finds Liam Stokes’s discrimination complaint not well founded
ADJ-00045809
WRC awards scaffolder €176.92 for unlawfully deducted day's wages
ADJ-00037787
WRC finds Garda cleaner’s fixed-term work complaint not well founded
ADJ-00036383
WRC finds Garda cleaner’s fixed-term work complaint not well founded
ADJ-00036378
WRC finds Garda cleaner’s fixed-term work complaint not well founded
ADJ-00036366
WRC notes bar tender’s redundancy dispute was resolved
IR - SC - 00001241
WRC does not recommend in favour of former health service doctor over Registrar progression
IR - SC - 00000914
WRC recommends worker’s dispute be regarded as withdrawn
ADJ-00046574
WRC finds four Richard Croucher complaints not well founded after he leaves hearing
ADJ-00044621
WRC says it has no jurisdiction over Desmond O sullivan’s dismissal complaint
ADJ-00044486
WRC dismisses 28 complaints after Helen McGrath misses hearing
ADJ-00043184
Contracts and notice Industrial relations disputes Unfair dismissal
WRC rejects pharmacy technician’s constructive dismissal claim over mask rules
ADJ-00042829
WRC rejects Kinnitty Castle worker’s constructive dismissal claim over reduced shifts
ADJ-00041511
WRC dismisses two wage complaints after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00043860
WRC finds Wayne Timmons was not unfairly dismissed by Clare County Council
ADJ-00042074
WRC dismisses Joseph Dunne’s An Post complaint as out of time
ADJ-00041541
WRC finds no discrimination in Manor Farm language policies complaint
ADJ-00035451
Discrimination and equality Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks
Lidl worker’s complaints dismissed as out of time
ADJ-00034281
WRC dismisses duplicate wage complaint against Galway Clinic
ADJ-00032524
WRC dismisses Automobile Association unfair dismissal complaint
ADJ-00043792
WRC awards Mary Costigan €15,000 over compulsory retirement at 66
ADJ-00041989
Dalcassian Wines ordered to pay former account manager €2,769.23
ADJ-00037684
Healthwise Pharmacy wins disability discrimination case over mask policy
ADJ-00037376
WRC finds worker’s dismissal dispute not well founded
ADJ-00034151
Labour Court recommends €7,500 for ESB Networks worker removed from overtime
LCR22816
Labour Court recommends Cabra Credit Union warning expire at year end
LCR22815
WRC backs transport company in bus driver’s pay dispute
IR - SC - 00001170
Labour Court sets aside €8,000 award to Danielle Davis in disability appeal
EDA2334
WRC finds five complaints not well founded after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00045349
WRC awards James Nolan €1,310.40 over unpaid wages during lay-off
ADJ-00044918
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice · Galway
WRC awards Slawomir Skrzypiec €2,692 for missing employment terms
ADJ-00044510
WRC finds Jonathan Mion’s wage complaint not well founded after he misses hearing
ADJ-00043873
WRC awards Theresa Mc Guinness €39,000 after finding she was unfairly dismissed
ADJ-00043802
WRC rejects Michael Kinahan’s health and safety penalisation complaint
ADJ-00042744
WRC rejects butcher’s complaints over pay rise and negotiations
ADJ-00041930
WRC dismisses Sarah Mangan’s disability discrimination complaint after she misses hearing
ADJ-00041558
WRC rejects housing defects complaint against Catherine Martin
ADJ-00039614
WRC upholds Mary O'Donoghue's redundancy complaint against Ultrachem Systems Ltd
ADJ-00039268
WRC awards Paul Gallagher €4,800 for constructive dismissal by Donaghys Leisure Ltd trading as Donaghys Bar & Restaurant
ADJ-00033490
Unfair dismissal Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
Dealz ordered to pay €2,153.85 gross in annual leave complaint
ADJ-00032537
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Unfair dismissal
Labour Court rejects appeal over €1,600 bonus
PWD2321
Labour Court recommends higher goodwill payments in SK Biotek benefits dispute
LCR22814
WRC awards worker €1,134.24 for contract breaches
ADJ-00044387
Electrician awarded €4,000 after unfair dismissal by Foyln Electrical Services
ADJ-00044291
WRC awards tenant €3,000 in housing assistance discrimination case
ADJ-00042814
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital worker awarded €200 over public holiday entitlement
ADJ-00041108
WRC rejects Lily’s Limited employee’s holiday pay complaint
ADJ-00040818
Store manager awarded €350 in each of two employment complaints against Explore Marketing
ADJ-00034744
Labour Court orders Roadbridge to pay Martin King €2,893.17 in notice pay
MND239
Labour Court orders Roadbridge to pay James Cuffe €2,893.17 in notice pay
MND2311
Labour Court orders Roadbridge to pay John Walsh €7,901.32 in notice pay
MND2310
Labour Court recommends €8,000 payment after worker’s assault and grievance
LCR22810
Labour Court recommends licence steps and removal of worker’s final warning
LCR22809
WRC recommends €12,000 for public health nurse after process failures
IR - SC - 00000087
An Post ordered to pay €53,560 after WRC upholds sexual harassment complaint
ADJ-00040021
WRC says it cannot hear Aldi disability discrimination claim because it was filed late
ADJ-00032637
Labour Court recommends higher lump sum and pay progression changes at Siemens
LCR22813
WRC complaint fails after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00046147
WRC awards IT worker €1,200 over unfair redundancy procedure
ADJ-00044936
WRC awards former Ocwm Law employee €1,496.45 over maternity pay deduction
ADJ-00043477
WRC rejects Oliver Natale’s race discrimination complaint against Social Protection Department
ADJ-00043240
Home-care worker awarded €1,300 for unpaid travel time in mixed WRC ruling
ADJ-00041401
WRC rejects Samuel Long’s unfair dismissal and rest break complaints against Flutter
ADJ-00033494