WRC and Labour Court decisions, December 2023
All 205 WRC and Labour Court decisions dated December 2023, newest first, with the outcome, any award and a link to the original decision.
Labour Court declines to recommend concession after worker misses hearing
LCR22896
Labour Court recommends €20,000 payment after Allergy Standards worker’s unfair dismissal
LCR22894
Labour Court upholds ruling that David Dunne’s complaint was out of time
MND2313
Labour Court recommends ending Pobal grading review over 112 Early Years Specialists
LCR22891
Labour Court recommends €1,000 payment to Johnson & Johnson Vision worker after harassment complaint
LCR22890
WRC recommends €3,000 after hospital’s unfair disciplinary process
IR - SC - 00000675
Labour Court upholds finding against Breda Kelleher
HSD239
Labour Court upholds decision that David Dunne’s complaint was out of time
EDA2355
Labour Court recommends pay rises of 4% and 3.75% for Manor Farm workers
LCR22880
WRC rejects worker’s claim over dental hygienist recruitment competition
IR - SC - 00000565
WRC awards Niall O’Neill €2,000 in Corach International Transport complaints
ADJ-00046720
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC rejects Karen Connolly’s constructive dismissal complaint against Combilift
ADJ-00045914
WRC dismisses Hotel Worker’s claim after worker misses hearing
ADJ-00044692
WRC awards Yen Ting Ho €1,000 after breastfeeding discrimination complaint
ADJ-00042130
WRC awards Noel Barron €20,336.43 after finding dismissal unfair
ADJ-00032287
WRC awards William Hanlon €25,000 over dismissal by Metropolitan Films
ADJ-00025891
Metropolitan Films ordered to pay stagehand €5,000 over fixed-term contracts
ADJ-00025888
Noel Flood awarded €5,000 after WRC finds fixed-term contract breaches by Metropolitan Films
ADJ-00025882
Metropolitan Films ordered to pay stagehand €5,000 over fixed-term contracts
ADJ-00025837
Labour Court closes shop worker’s till money dispute without compensation recommendation
LCR22863
WRC recommends €300 after employer stopped responding to worker
IR - SC - 00001675
WRC recommends grievance process and workplace dignity policy
IR - SC - 00001179
WRC recommends internal procedures over leave dispute at local authority
IR - SC - 00000990
WRC recommends renewed talks on worker’s voluntary severance process
IR - SC - 00000023
WRC finds Alona Yubele’s pay and contract complaints not well founded
ADJ-00047890
WRC rejects Jack Elliott’s break complaint against McGuirks Golf
ADJ-00047691
WRC finds Alan Doyle’s minimum wage complaint against South Dublin Co Council not well founded
ADJ-00047180
WRC finds Morgan Donnelly’s wage complaint against Boylesports not well founded after he missed hearing
ADJ-00046957
WRC awards Jinxiu Zheng €15,000 for race discrimination and €10,000 for harassment
ADJ-00046547
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC finds Daiane De Melo Machado’s wage complaint not well-founded after she missed hearing
ADJ-00046150
WRC orders John Mount t/a The Bakers Table to pay chef €1,342 in unpaid wages
ADJ-00045751
WRC rejects Janos Meszaros’s wage complaint against Martin Walsh Bread Agent
ADJ-00045155
WRC rejects pension discrimination complaint against water scheme
ADJ-00044871
WRC rejects retired civil servant’s pay complaint against Revenue
ADJ-00044191
WRC disallows chef’s redundancy appeal
ADJ-00044181
WRC rules on two complaints by Kilkenny County Council employee
ADJ-00043956
Working hours, holidays and breaks Maternity, parental and carer's leave
WRC finds Ciara Foley’s pay complaint not well founded after she missed hearing
ADJ-00043915
Kepak Group wins Bogdan Krynicki holiday-pay claim
ADJ-00043800
McGuirks Golf ordered to pay €500 over late employment terms
ADJ-00043757
WRC awards tenant €500 in HAP discrimination case
ADJ-00043396
WRC rejects former Alcon worker’s wage complaint on time limit
ADJ-00043177
WRC finds no discrimination in Lidl Traveller complaint
ADJ-00040158
Labour Court overturns decision denying Jack Brennan redundancy pay
RPD2313
WRC dismisses Dara Mohan’s minimum wage complaint after he misses hearing
ADJ-00047861
WRC rejects Catalin Florin Oprea’s €2,350 wages complaint
ADJ-00046994
WRC awards Esmiralda Odina €3,420 in housing assistance discrimination case
ADJ-00046966
WRC disallows Filip Bosnar’s redundancy appeal after he misses hearing
ADJ-00046873
WRC awards Stephen Gillen €11,523.11 for unpaid wages, notice and holiday pay
ADJ-00046522
Declan Fitzgerald wins two complaints against Obk Construction Ltd
ADJ-00046373
WRC dismisses Paul Downey’s unfair-dismissal complaint as out of time
ADJ-00046242
WRC finds care worker’s penalisation complaint out of time
ADJ-00046077
WRC finds Aldi worker’s race discrimination complaint not well founded
ADJ-00045092
WRC recommends €1,000 goodwill payment to worker who resigned
ADJ-00044793
WRC finds Creo worker’s complaints not well founded after he missed hearings
ADJ-00044190
Laois Leisure worker awarded €1,680 after protected disclosure finding
ADJ-00043730
Unfair dismissal Contracts and notice Unpaid wages and pay · Laois
WRC finds worker’s dismissal fair after safety breaches on waste truck
ADJ-00043639
Technological University Dublin ordered to re-engage Robert Maher and pay €20,000
ADJ-00040417
WRC rejects Amanda Craddock's complaints against Department
ADJ-00036832
Cas Dental ordered to pay Sarah O’Connor €12,000 after unfair dismissal
ADJ-00034847
Unfair dismissal Contracts and notice Fixed-term and part-time workers
WRC awards Bartosz Pawlikowski €14,400 over unfair redundancy dismissal
ADJ-00034844
WRC awards film-production rigger €5,979.20 over deficient employment terms
ADJ-00026963
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC awards film stagehand €5,979.20 over incorrect employment terms
ADJ-00026959
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC awards film stagehand €5,337.68 over employment terms
ADJ-00026955
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
Metropolitan Films ordered to pay stagehand €5,979.20 over employment terms
ADJ-00026952
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
Metropolitan Films ordered to pay Dean Arkins €7,220 over employment terms
ADJ-00026950
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
Fran Matthews awarded €8,750 for employment terms breach by Metropolitan Films International Limited
ADJ-00026948
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
Film worker awarded €5,979.20 over deficient employment terms
ADJ-00026947
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC awards film stagehand €5,337.68 over employment terms
ADJ-00026945
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC awards Thomas Arkins Jnr €6,405 over employment terms
ADJ-00026943
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC awards film worker Paul Arkins €7,495 over employment terms
ADJ-00026940
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC awards Jason Arkins €7,220 over defective employment terms
ADJ-00026936
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC awards film stagehand €6,280 over deficient employment terms statement
ADJ-00026933
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
Metropolitan Films ordered to pay Vikings stagehand €6,284 over employment terms
ADJ-00026926
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
Metropolitan Films ordered to pay Frank Matthews €8,125 over defective employment terms
ADJ-00026920
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
Metropolitan Films ordered to pay Paul Hickey €5,337.68 over employment terms
ADJ-00026919
Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay Contracts and notice
John Arkins awarded €8,942.68 over deficient employment terms
ADJ-00026912
Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice Unpaid wages and pay
WRC awards film worker €7,227.44 after finding he was an employee
ADJ-00026910
Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay Contracts and notice
Metropolitan Films ordered to pay Martin Grey €25,000 over dismissal
ADJ-00026909
Fixed-term and part-time workers Contracts and notice Unpaid wages and pay
Clive McCarthy awarded €5,337.68 in WRC employment terms case
ADJ-00026908
Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay Contracts and notice
Film worker awarded €25,000 and €5,000 in WRC fixed-term work case
ADJ-00025881
Metropolitan Films ordered to pay Eddie Arkins Jnr €25,000 over dismissal
ADJ-00025877
Metropolitan Films ordered to pay stagehand €25,000 for penalisation
ADJ-00025874
WRC awards Raymond Boyle €25,000 over dismissal by Metropolitan Films
ADJ-00025867
Metropolitan Films ordered to pay stagehand €25,000 for penalisation
ADJ-00025858
WRC awards Thomas Arkins Jnr €25,000 in film work case
ADJ-00025841
Fran Matthews awarded €25,000 after WRC finds film company penalised him
ADJ-00025832
WRC awards Frank Matthews €25,000 over dismissal by Metropolitan Films
ADJ-00025820
Metropolitan Films ordered to pay Paul Arkins €25,000 over dismissal
ADJ-00025817
WRC awards Jason Arkins €25,000 after finding dismissal penalised fixed-term rights
ADJ-00025815
WRC recommends €2,200 after finding worker’s dismissal unfair
IR-SC-00000502
WRC recommends councils consider policy on temporary acting-up appointments
IR - SC - 00001058
WRC awards Colin Maher €2,500 for breach of working-hours limit
ADJ-00047044
WRC partly upholds Lidl worker’s wage complaint but rejects two equality claims
ADJ-00046533
WRC rejects Amy Connolly’s redundancy and notice claims against La Croix Valmer Ltd
ADJ-00046229
Yassine El Gardoum awarded €1,896 in WRC annual leave decision
ADJ-00046095
Working hours, holidays and breaks Fixed-term and part-time workers Contracts and notice
WRC finds Café Velo trial-run pay complaint not well-founded after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00045704
WRC awards €4,590 after finding Muhamed Delic was unfairly dismissed
ADJ-00044565
Tyler Ali’s wage complaint against Chapter 8 Traffic Management Ltd. found not well founded
ADJ-00044416
Former Garda’s unfair dismissal complaint against An Garda Siochana fails
ADJ-00043012
WRC awards Pat Gorman €38,500 after finding Inland Fisheries Ireland dismissal unfair
ADJ-00042669
WRC rejects Tesco worker’s discrimination and employment documents complaints
ADJ-00040693
WRC rejects TUPE complaint against HCL Ireland Information Systems
ADJ-00039108
WRC rejects Mohamed Lalaibia’s dismissal and public holiday pay complaints
ADJ-00038988
WRC rejects Dunnes Stores worker’s carer’s leave complaint
ADJ-00037810
Former Rbcm Limited CEO awarded €126,888 for unfair dismissal
ADJ-00037731
Delivery driver awarded €5,000 after WRC upholds health-and-safety penalisation complaint
ADJ-00037309
Discrimination and equality Maternity, parental and carer's leave Fixed-term and part-time workers
WRC dismisses six employment complaints after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00035942
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC awards Sandra O’Brien €100,000 after finding redundancy dismissal unfair
ADJ-00031328
WRC recommends €1,000 for delayed grievance handling
IR - SC - 00001174
WRC finds Michael Black’s redundancy complaint not well founded after he misses hearing
ADJ-00047903
WRC allows Dermot O Neill’s redundancy appeal, subject to eligibility confirmation
ADJ-00047438
WRC rejects Igor Knizek’s unpaid wages complaints against Seylene Limited
ADJ-00046960
WRC finds Cagla Aydin’s redundancy and notice complaints not well founded after she missed hearing
ADJ-00046814
WRC awards Danny Kearns €47.36 in one of eight wages complaints against Grant Engineering
ADJ-00044826
WRC upholds Jimmy Bell’s redundancy complaint
ADJ-00043738
WRC orders redundancy entitlement for Ballymun youth worker
ADJ-00043688
WRC rejects Louis O'Neill's discrimination and penalisation complaints
ADJ-00042764
Discrimination and equality Working hours, holidays and breaks Whistleblowing (protected disclosures)
Tanya Ray wins statutory redundancy entitlement against Ballymun Regional Youth Resource
ADJ-00042305
Angela Birch wins statutory redundancy payment after leaving Ballymun Regional Youth Resource
ADJ-00041646
Aperee Ltd ordered to pay €5,000 after age discrimination finding
ADJ-00039736
WRC finds Mark Sutton’s TUPE complaint against Star not well founded
ADJ-00039312
WRC rejects Tanya Ray’s TUPE complaint against Star
ADJ-00039311
WRC complaint against Ballymum Regional Youth Resource fails despite redundancy finding
ADJ-00039310
WRC finds Jimmy Bell’s TUPE complaint against Star Project Ballymun not well founded
ADJ-00039309
WRC finds Mark Davis’s TUPE complaint against Star Project Ballymun not well founded
ADJ-00039306
WRC finds Angela Birch’s TUPE complaint against Star Project Ballymun not well founded
ADJ-00039305
Catherine Duncan awarded statutory redundancy payment after Ballymun dispute
ADJ-00039208
WRC finds John Mac Cormaic’s complaints not well founded after he missed hearing
ADJ-00037395
HSE ordered to pay €9,606.88 to care assistant unfairly dismissed
ADJ-00037038
Amanda Craddock wins redundancy complaint against Head - Hunt International Limited
ADJ-00036831
WRC declines to hear tenant’s housing assistance discrimination complaint
ADJ-00035190
Labour Court upholds €12,000 award after worker’s appeal fails
UDD2350
Labour Court sets aside €11,500 award in Tridium wages appeal
PWD2346
Labour Court affirms decision after fixed-term work appeal fails
FTD239
Linda O’Regan’s Labour Court appeal fails
FTD238
Linda O’Regan’s Labour Court appeal fails
FTD237
Linda O’Regan’s Labour Court appeal fails
FTD2310
WRC finds it had no jurisdiction over interpreter’s Equal Status complaint
ADJ-00044869
WRC awards Aisling Bermingham €14,615.38 over maternity leave terms
ADJ-00040206
G4S defeats WRC discrimination complaint by security officer
ADJ-00038100
WRC rejects Amanda Craddock’s unfair dismissal and redundancy complaints against department
ADJ-00036829
WRC disallows Aleksandar Zimbakov’s redundancy appeal after he misses hearing
ADJ-00046876
WRC rejects Jelyn Mitchell’s complaint over pay cut
ADJ-00046271
WRC finds St. James’s Hospital did not discriminate against Bernadette Kavanagh
ADJ-00046098
WRC finds Clockbell Ltd paid Jean McCann’s redundancy and other entitlements
ADJ-00045464
Unpaid wages and pay Redundancy Working hours, holidays and breaks
WRC finds six complaints against Seanita Ltd not well founded
ADJ-00045345
Unpaid wages and pay Contracts and notice Industrial relations disputes
WRC finds Artis Lapins was not unfairly dismissed
ADJ-00044968
WRC rejects unfair-dismissal complaint against The Printed Image
ADJ-00041408
WRC finds Rfc Security complaint not well-founded after worker misses hearing
ADJ-00041046
WRC dismisses two holiday pay claims after worker misses hearing
ADJ-00046281
Frank Doheny awarded €27,775 after unfair dismissal finding
ADJ-00043642
Mura Canning awarded €8,845.06 in unpaid wages and redundancy complaint
ADJ-00035622
Labour Court sets aside €2,000 unfair dismissal award after employer appeal
UDD2346
Labour Court refuses Alicja Stadnicka- Szymus’s request to extend appeal deadline
PWD2343
Labour Court rejects Alicja Stadnicka-Szymus’s late appeal against An Garda Siochana
PWD2342
WRC finds pay complaint not well founded after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00047189
WRC upholds Agnes Tinney’s redundancy and notice complaints
ADJ-00045196
WRC awards Catherine Curran €1,176 after grocery business closes
ADJ-00045192
Gerard Hoary awarded €40,000 after unfair redundancy selection
ADJ-00031227
WRC rejects Jerome Morel’s constructive dismissal complaint
ADJ-00031062
Labour Court appeal fails after Gerald McGuinness leaves hearing
UDD2348
Labour Court upholds €5,000 unfair dismissal award to Sarah Murphy
UDD2347
Labour Court says Gerald McGuinness’s appeal against Prepay Power fails
TED2319
WRC recommends worker use internal grievance procedure for future concerns
IR - SC - 00001471
Labour Court says Gerald McGuinness’s equality appeal fails
EDA2353
Gerald McGuinness’s Labour Court appeal fails after he leaves hearing
DWT2330
Labour Court awards worker €750.97 compensation in annual-leave pay appeal
DWT2328
WRC awards Laura O'Sullivan redundancy lump sum
ADJ-00046936
WRC dismisses Joseph O’Neill’s redundancy complaint after hearing absence
ADJ-00046868
WRC awards David Richard Efekodo €778 for missing employment terms information
ADJ-00046592
Aer Lingus defeats two working-time complaints; two others withdrawn
ADJ-00046442
Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay Discrimination and equality
Michael Gavagan awarded €107.83 over wage deduction
ADJ-00045745
WRC awards Imelda McCarron €882 in minimum notice pay
ADJ-00045195
WRC dismisses five complaints by former Clontarf Castle worker
ADJ-00044671
Industrial relations disputes Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay
WRC rejects pregnancy discrimination complaint against landlord
ADJ-00042272
WRC awards Ronald Corbett €60,000 after unfair dismissal
ADJ-00039823
Unfair dismissal Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay
WRC awards Paul King €2,666 after finding unfair dismissal
ADJ-00035982
WRC finds transfer-of-undertakings complaint not well founded after neither party attends
ADJ-00035188
Labour Court upholds decision in HSE shift allowance appeal
PWD2344
Labour Court rejects worker’s appeal over Nui Galway professorship process
LCR22883
Labour Court recommends €2,500 for worker dismissed by The Point Inn by text
LCR22882
WRC recommends five more paid rest days for bus driver
IR - SC - 00001371
WRC finds St Patrick’s Hospital calculated redundancy payment correctly
ADJ-00047015
HSE wins unfair dismissal complaint over agency worker’s bid for permanent post
ADJ-00044358
Matthew Carroll awarded €2,028 after WRC finds dismissal unfair
ADJ-00039324
Unfair dismissal Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay
WRC orders Mcr Group to pay Wali Ur Rehman €2,271.75
ADJ-00034919
WRC finds worker’s dismissal complaint not well founded after hearing absence
ADJ-00034829
Labour Court upholds decision after Bryan Power misses appeal hearing
UDD2345
Labour Court appeal fails after worker misses hearing
HSD238
Labour Court appeal fails after worker misses hearing
EDA2352
Labour Court appeal fails after worker misses hearing
EDA2351
Labour Court appeal fails after complainant misses hearing
CJD233
WRC says it had no jurisdiction over four late complaints
ADJ-00046774
WRC finds Mirela Gagea entitled to redundancy payment
ADJ-00042620
WRC rejects distiller’s complaint over probation dismissal
ADJ-00049009
WRC finds Anna Lazaridou’s discrimination complaint not well founded after time-limit ruling
ADJ-00046812
WRC awards Barbara Remic €22,500 in unpaid wages after finding she was unfairly dismissed
ADJ-00046718
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Unfair dismissal
WRC orders Cybil Limited to pay Slaven Miskovic €628.32 in unpaid wages
ADJ-00046530
WRC finds Nolans Supermarket wage complaint not well founded; another complaint withdrawn
ADJ-00044578
WRC rejects HSE worker’s public holiday pay complaint
ADJ-00044080
WRC awards Frank Conway €1,000 for unpaid annual leave
ADJ-00043937
Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay Redundancy · Galway
WRC orders Suirsafe Technologies to pay Barbara Remic €15,000 for unpaid wages
ADJ-00043760
WRC rejects Luas driver’s age discrimination complaint
ADJ-00041192
WRC finds G4s Secure Systems Ireland lawfully recouped benefit-in-kind overpayment
ADJ-00039764
WRC rejects seven complaints by former Ballyfin Demesne worker
ADJ-00039180
Contracts and notice Unfair dismissal Discrimination and equality