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WRC and Labour Court decisions, September 2026

All 112 WRC and Labour Court decisions dated September 2026, newest first, with the outcome, any award and a link to the original decision.

  1. Labour Court affirms finding against Zhihua Yuan in Gaffney Mechanical appeal

    TED2619

    Contracts and notice

    Original decision

  2. Labour Court affirms finding against Yuan in protected disclosures appeal

    PDD263

    Whistleblowing (protected disclosures)

    Original decision

  3. Labour Court affirms finding against Yuan under Employment Permits Act

    EPD261

    Agency workers and employment permits

    Original decision

  4. Labour Court affirms decision against Zhihua Yuan in race discrimination case

    EDA2650

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  5. Labour Court recommends Boliden Tara Mines and Unite return to dispute procedure over merit increase

    LCR23326

    Industrial relations disputes

    Original decision

  6. WRC rejects Atlas Language School training complaint

    ADJ-00067214

    Contracts and notice

    Original decision

  7. WRC rejects complaint after Marcos Swiss misses hearing

    ADJ-00065854

    Industrial relations disputes

    Original decision

  8. WRC awards dental technician €632 for annual leave and €527 for public holidays

    ADJ-00062278

    Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks

    Original decision

  9. WRC awards Martina Tierney €2,321.75 in unpaid wages

    ADJ-00061719

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  10. WRC rejects Sean Graveson’s unfair dismissal complaint against Deirlem Ltd

    ADJ-00051538

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  11. Labour Court affirms dismissal of Pierce Parker’s complaint as vexatious

    EDA2649

    Discrimination and equality · Dublin

    Original decision

  12. WRC closes worker’s dismissal dispute after neither side attends hearing

    ADJ-00065548

    Industrial relations disputes

    Original decision

  13. Labour Court rejects Tesco worker’s unfair dismissal appeal

    UDD2635

    Unfair dismissal · Dublin

    Original decision

  14. Labour Court rejects Goelite Education Ltd worker’s pay appeal

    PWD2625

    Unpaid wages and pay · Dublin

    Original decision

  15. Labour Court awards GoElite worker €1,122.53 for untaken leave

    DWT2619

    Working hours, holidays and breaks · Dublin

    Original decision

  16. WRC rejects late discriminatory dismissal complaint against My Life By Estrela Hall

    ADJ-00066030

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  17. WRC rejects Sara Abbas’s complaint over request for another employment contract copy

    ADJ-00065506

    Contracts and notice

    Original decision

  18. WRC finds retailer did not discriminate against former employee

    ADJ-00062408

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  19. WRC awards Monil Patel €2,500 for procedurally unfair dismissal

    ADJ-00060616

    Unfair dismissal Working hours, holidays and breaks Redundancy · Kildare

    Original decision

  20. WRC rejects nurse’s €357,000 retrospective grading claim

    IR - SC - 00006025

    Industrial relations disputes

    Original decision

  21. WRC rejects Tom Moloney wage complaint against Bunratty Shopping Village

    ADJ-00065997

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  22. WRC dismisses Gokhan Oskan payment of wages complaint

    ADJ-00065430

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  23. WRC awards Hafrun Eva Fridriksdottir compensation over unpaid wages and holiday pay

    ADJ-00064258

    Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks

    Original decision

  24. WRC awards Daniel Flaherty €220 over unlawful licence deduction

    ADJ-00062496

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  25. WRC awards Edward Kenny €2,650 over unfair dismissal

    ADJ-00062054

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  26. WRC finds Caroline Browne’s unfair dismissal complaint against Aib not well founded

    ADJ-00059677

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  27. WRC finds no discrimination in Tesco summer-job complaint

    ADJ-00054689

    Discrimination and equality · Clare

    Original decision

  28. Labour Court rejects Unity Healthcare’s late appeal over €30,420 wage award

    PWD2623

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  29. WRC recommends €6,500 for worker in probation dispute

    IR - SC - 00005671

    Industrial relations disputes

    Original decision

  30. Café assistant awarded €2,000 after WRC finds 95.25 hours went unpaid

    ADJ-00065253

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  31. WRC rejects chef’s claim for unpaid wages and leave

    ADJ-00065211

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  32. WRC dismisses two wage complaints after worker misses hearing

    ADJ-00064866

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  33. WRC orders Koffee and Gossip to pay €579.72 in unpaid wages

    ADJ-00064411

    Unpaid wages and pay Contracts and notice

    Original decision

  34. WRC awards nursery worker €1,280 over missing employment contract

    ADJ-00063140

    Contracts and notice Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  35. WRC awards restaurant worker €432 in unpaid wages

    ADJ-00062844

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  36. WRC dismisses Muresan Gavril’s wage and working-time complaints

    ADJ-00061615

    Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks

    Original decision

  37. WRC rejects Tesco driver’s age discrimination complaint

    ADJ-00061608

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  38. WRC dismisses Ibrahim Adam’s unfair dismissal claim on service grounds

    ADJ-00061401

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  39. WRC recommends against worker’s claim over double-payment accusation

    IR - SC - 00005685

    Industrial relations disputes

    Original decision

  40. WRC rejects receptionist’s constructive dismissal claim after dispute over earlier awards

    ADJ-00064033

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  41. WRC awards garden centre worker €1,000 for unfair dismissal

    ADJ-00061326

    Unfair dismissal · Dublin

    Original decision

  42. WRC finds Rebecca Forbes’s complaint against Ispca not well founded after she missed hearing

    ADJ-00061201

    Whistleblowing (protected disclosures)

    Original decision

  43. Peninsula Business Services defeats victimisation complaint at WRC

    ADJ-00047472

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  44. WRC awards €1,848 after finding dry-cleaning worker was unfairly dismissed

    ADJ-00034252

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  45. Labour Court rejects late unfair-dismissal appeal against Mount Anville Secondary School

    UDD2634

    Unfair dismissal · Dublin

    Original decision

  46. Labour Court declines to investigate worker’s CCTV dispute with Elis Textile Services

    LCR23328

    Industrial relations disputes

    Original decision

  47. Labour Court says Elis Textile Services warning dispute is moot after warning expired

    LCR23327

    Industrial relations disputes

    Original decision

  48. WRC dismisses Aldi worker’s penalisation complaint

    ADJ-00066685

    Contracts and notice

    Original decision

  49. WRC dismisses truck driver’s withheld-wages complaint as out of time

    ADJ-00065396

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  50. WRC dismisses constructive dismissal complaint after worker misses hearing

    ADJ-00065284

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  51. WRC awards €5,000 after finding Eclipse Renewables dismissal unfair

    ADJ-00064377

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  52. WRC finds no jurisdiction over Jamie Powell’s unfair dismissal complaint

    ADJ-00063325

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  53. WRC awards €500 over unlawful wage deduction

    ADJ-00062688

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  54. WRC dismisses eight complaints after claimant misses hearing

    ADJ-00062584

    Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  55. WRC awards anonymised employee €10,530 for unfair dismissal by Richale Developments Limited

    ADJ-00062212

    Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  56. WRC rejects sick-leave complaint after claimant misses hearing

    ADJ-00059703

    Original decision

  57. WRC had no jurisdiction over unfair dismissal complaint against Food Safety Authority

    ADJ-00057416

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  58. Labour Court upholds finding in bus driver’s unfair dismissal appeal

    UDD2628

    Unfair dismissal · Dublin

    Original decision

  59. Labour Court finds Sport Ireland unfairly dismissed Joanna Gurtman and orders re-engagement

    UDD2624

    Unfair dismissal · Dublin

    Original decision

  60. Labour Court rejects Peter Gleeson’s claim for two weeks’ notice pay

    MND266

    Contracts and notice · Dublin

    Original decision

  61. WRC recommends against warehouse worker’s weekday-only roster claim

    IR - SC - 00005732

    Industrial relations disputes

    Original decision

  62. Labour Court rejects Padraig Mckenna’s late appeal against Dundalk Institute of Technology

    EDA2641

    Discrimination and equality · Dublin

    Original decision

  63. WRC finds Aldi employee’s complaint over weekend rostering not well founded

    ADJ-00064216

    Contracts and notice

    Original decision

  64. WRC rejects nine employment complaints as out of time

    ADJ-00062765

    Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice

    Original decision

  65. WRC rejects Stephen Doyle’s unfair dismissal complaint

    ADJ-00061499

    Unfair dismissal · Dublin

    Original decision

  66. WRC rejects Alan Purcell’s unfair dismissal complaint against Terra Limited

    ADJ-00060602

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  67. WRC awards Robert Donovan €67,500 after finding constructive unfair dismissal

    ADJ-00051927

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  68. WRC recommends €250 for worker after hours dispute

    IR-SC-00004704

    Industrial relations disputes

    Original decision

  69. WRC strikes out agency worker’s equal-treatment claim against Adecco

    ADJ-00060742

    Agency workers and employment permits

    Original decision

  70. WRC rejects Rentu Mathew’s race discrimination complaint against Bons Secours Health System Clg

    ADJ-00060733

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  71. WRC dismisses gender discrimination claim over refusal of service

    ADJ-00060258

    Discrimination and equality · Cork

    Original decision

  72. Labour Court finds it has no jurisdiction in Abbey Hotel worker’s termination dispute

    LCR23324

    Industrial relations disputes

    Original decision

  73. Labour Court recommends against conceding Crossmid worker’s claim

    LCR23323

    Industrial relations disputes

    Original decision

  74. WRC finds religion discrimination complaint against Sheridan’s Cheesemongers not well founded

    ADJ-00060755

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  75. WRC dismisses Manish Doollee’s premature dismissal claim

    ADJ-00059259

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  76. M.H Gill & Co. ordered to pay €60,000 after unfair dismissal finding

    ADJ-00054906

    Unfair dismissal Redundancy Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  77. Labour Court overturns age discrimination finding against Iarnród Éireann

    EDA2646

    Discrimination and equality · Mayo

    Original decision

  78. WRC rejects claim that employer failed to provide contract

    ADJ-00060862

    Contracts and notice

    Original decision

  79. Boots ordered to pay €800 after WRC finds Roma customer was discriminated against

    ADJ-00057952

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  80. WRC finds no discrimination in Wild Hideaways complaint

    ADJ-00060134

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  81. WRC rejects Bar One Racing worker’s unfair dismissal complaint

    ADJ-00056503

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  82. WRC rejects public holiday pay complaint against Roc Recycling Solutions

    ADJ-00065522

    Working hours, holidays and breaks

    Original decision

  83. WRC rejects late minimum notice complaint against Rathfarnham Golf Club

    ADJ-00065372

    Original decision

  84. WRC upholds redundancy and holiday pay claims against Waybalmo Limited

    ADJ-00064779

    Redundancy Unpaid wages and pay · Dublin

    Original decision

  85. WRC orders BJ Harper & Sons Ireland Limited to pay Ahmad Al-Jarihi €746

    ADJ-00064397

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  86. WRC dismisses employment terms complaint after complainant misses hearing

    ADJ-00061413

    Contracts and notice

    Original decision

  87. WRC rejects Paddy Power worker’s unfair dismissal claim

    ADJ-00059466

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  88. WRC says it has no jurisdiction over aviation legal officer’s pay claim

    ADJ-00055750

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  89. WRC rejects Jorge Lavina's unpaid salary increase claim

    ADJ-00063996

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  90. WRC dismisses Dhl Express worker’s unfair dismissal complaint

    ADJ-00062900

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  91. WRC rejects dental worker’s unpaid salary complaint

    ADJ-00060064

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  92. WRC rejects style assistant’s dismissal and penalisation complaints

    ADJ-00059768

    Unfair dismissal Agency workers and employment permits

    Original decision

  93. WRC awards worker €2,000 over unpaid annual leave

    ADJ-00054631

    Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  94. WRC finds HSE sick leave complaint not well founded

    ADJ-00061953

    Original decision

  95. WRC recommends workers attend hearings they initiate

    IR - SC - 00005724

    Industrial relations disputes

    Original decision

  96. WRC rejects two nationality discrimination complaints by Alchemy Telco employee

    ADJ-00060855

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  97. WRC awards Kyle Ellison pay for five public holidays

    ADJ-00059934

    Working hours, holidays and breaks

    Original decision

  98. WRC rules three employment complaints unsuccessful after hearing non-attendance

    ADJ-00059933

    Discrimination and equality Unfair dismissal Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  99. WRC recommends charity waive about €1,650 debt after worker’s final pay was deducted

    IR - SC - 00004171

    Industrial relations disputes

    Original decision

  100. WRC complaint dismissed after employee and employer miss hearing

    ADJ-00066171

    Unpaid wages and pay

    Original decision

  101. WRC rejects discrimination complaint against Barclay Chemicals after finding employee resigned voluntarily

    ADJ-00062583

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  102. WRC dismisses penalisation complaint after complainant misses reconvened hearing

    ADJ-00062309

    Original decision

  103. WRC rejects Joseph Lynch’s complaint against Dublin City Council over priority rehousing

    ADJ-00061407

    Discrimination and equality

    Original decision

  104. Childcare worker awarded €963 in constructive dismissal case

    ADJ-00058536

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  105. WRC dismisses five complaints after both parties miss hearing

    ADJ-00063278

    Unpaid wages and pay Contracts and notice

    Original decision

  106. WRC dismisses three complaints against Choose Plastic Free after claimant misses resumed hearing

    ADJ-00062708

    Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay Contracts and notice

    Original decision

  107. WRC rejects ABM worker’s constructive dismissal claim

    ADJ-00059922

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  108. WRC rejects OCS worker’s unfair dismissal claim

    ADJ-00058591

    Unfair dismissal

    Original decision

  109. WRC dismisses two TUPE complaints against John McGrath Haulage as out of time

    ADJ-00058090

    Transfer of undertakings (TUPE) · Cork

    Original decision

  110. Labour Court recommends RTÉ worker accept €2,800 payment

    LCR23313

    Industrial relations disputes

    Original decision

  111. WRC dismisses Abec Technologies Europe employment information complaint as out of time

    ADJ-00053768

    Contracts and notice

    Original decision

  112. WRC rejects employee’s terms complaint as out of time

    ADJ-00053343

    Contracts and notice

    Original decision