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Last month
November 2023
Direct Provision centre worker mocked over his English accent awarded €3,500 compensation
Chris Murray told the Workplace Relations Commission that he felt it was intended to belittle and disparage him.
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Nov 12th 2023, 3:55 PM
Cork hotel ordered to pay €11,000 to Traveller family after it cancelled Confirmation booking
The Workplace Relations Commission found that the family felt ‘humiliated’ after they were ‘ushered out’ of the hotel.
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Nov 9th 2023, 12:44 PM
This year
2023
Disability groups criticise decision to hold hearing into care of residents in private
The case would have seen issues raised about the care of disabled people at a facility.
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Oct 7th 2023, 9:00 PM
Former RTÉ journalist fails in her €300,000 harassment discrimination claim against broadcaster
The case was brought before the Workplace Relations Commission.
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Oct 5th 2023, 2:00 PM
Discount retail boss accused of 'trying to pull the wool over the eyes' of tribunal
A former lawyer has taken a case alleging she was paid €20,000 less than a male employee who was reporting to her.
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Sep 21st 2023, 8:00 PM
Settlement reached in employment dispute between IABA and Bernard Dunne
Counsel for the former WBA champion, informed the WRC that both sides had “achieved a consensus”.
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Sep 13th 2023, 6:10 PM
Hiqa keeping close eye on disability service as two ex-staff win WRC cases against management
A report by
Eoghan Dalton
Concerns have been raised by residents and union officials over a centre run by Cheshire Ireland in Waterford.
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Sep 7th 2023, 12:05 AM
Lidl Ireland ordered to pay worker €4k for unfair dismissal over drinking Yakult without paying
The case was heard before the Workplace Relations Commission.
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Sep 6th 2023, 2:13 PM
Retained firefighters vote to accept WRC proposals to resolve industrial dispute
Retained firefighters had been engaged in industrial action between June and mid-August.
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Sep 5th 2023, 11:14 AM
Convicted dog pound operator succeeds in having €18,000 payout to 'whistleblower' warden overturned
The processes implemented by the Ashton Dog Pound were deemed to be wholly unrelated to the ex-employee’s protected disclosure.
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Aug 24th 2023, 4:59 PM
Retained firefighters to suspend industrial action today after talks at WRC
Retained firefighters have been engaged in industrial action since June but will return to their regular duties at midday.
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Aug 17th 2023, 9:13 AM
Healthcare worker awarded almost €14,000 in unfair dismissal finding
Cheshire Foundation – Cheshire Ireland must pay the €13,650 compensation to Vanessa Byrne for her unfair dismissal by way of constructive dismissal.
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Aug 13th 2023, 5:21 PM
Businessman Peter Casey was 'almost violent' during sacking at his recruitment firm, court told
An unfair dismissal case has been taken by a former executive against Casey’s firm Claddagh Resources.
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Aug 9th 2023, 7:39 PM
Investigations unit in Dept of Agriculture 'decimated' by 'interference', whistleblowers claim
One ex-inspector alleged several investigations were “shelved” following his transfer from the division.
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Aug 1st 2023, 8:30 PM
Trade unions and management reach agreement at WRC over Tara Mines shutdown
650 workers at Tara Mines in County Meath have been temporarily laid off.
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Jul 8th 2023, 11:27 AM
WRC hears claim landlord told woman she could not stay in flat after hearing she was pregnant
The woman claimed she was discriminated against on grounds of family status and gender under the Equal Status Act.
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Jul 4th 2023, 9:15 PM
Siptu to meet for talks at WRC over Tara Mines shutdown
Union representatives have called on the government to speed up the delivery of support measures for impacted staff.
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Jul 4th 2023, 8:32 AM
Siptu to meet government and WRC over Tara Mines job losses
650 workers at Tara Mines in County Meath have been temporarily laid off.
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Jul 3rd 2023, 8:37 AM
Dublin Bus confirms 16 bus drivers have faced dismissal over mobile phone use
10 of those were successful at having their dismissal at the appeal stage overturned.
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Jun 29th 2023, 6:02 PM
Confusion over future of Iceland's Irish stores as frozen food is detained at ports
Yesterday, the FSAI issued a huge recall of frozen food from the Irish stores.
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Jun 16th 2023, 12:10 AM
SNA who resigned after alleged 'miscarriage' remark had 'little faith' in complaints process
The Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board has maintained it has always handled complaints by staff correctly.
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May 14th 2023, 7:01 AM
Solicitor Ammi Burke files complaint against judge who heard High Court case
Justice Marguerite Bolger granted an application by the WRC and Burke’s former employer to dismiss the case due to Burke’s conduct in court.
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May 9th 2023, 8:09 AM
Lawyer: 'The justifications for many redundancies in Ireland are getting thinner and thinner'
Lawyer and Labour rep Ciarán Ahern says justice delayed is justice denied at the Workplace Relations Commission.
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May 7th 2023, 7:30 AM
Healthcare assistant 'asked to follow and watch' rival union members, WRC told
A report by
Eoghan Dalton
The former staff member has taken a constructive dismissal case against charity Cheshire Foundation Ireland.
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May 3rd 2023, 12:05 AM
Sacking of TCD worker from €120k job after sexual assault case ‘not unfair’, says WRC
While the WRC adjudicator said there were flaws in the process that TCD utilised, he was ‘satisfied these flaws did not result in any actual unfairness to the complainant’.
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Mar 21st 2023, 1:09 PM
Industrial action by mid-ranking gardaí 'absolutely' possible in dispute over new roster
Sergeants and inspectors demonstrated outside Garda Headquarters today to show their frustration at proposed new working arrangements.
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Mar 13th 2023, 1:25 PM
Staff at Co Monaghan hotel vote to refer outstanding issues with employer to WRC
Last December, staff at the hotel staged a sit-in protest due to wages allegedly not being paid on time.
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Mar 3rd 2023, 5:35 PM
Fuel station operator ordered to pay taxi driver €7.5k over alleged use of n-word by employee
The case was brought before the Workplace Relations Commission.
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Feb 28th 2023, 8:41 PM
Last year
2022
'Extremely disappointing': Minister criticises school for separating girl with Down Syndrome from class
The Minister of State for Special Education said that every school can access the resources necessary for inclusion
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Nov 10th 2022, 9:00 AM
Primary school ordered to pay €12,000 to girl with Down Syndrome kept separate from classmates
The Workplace Relations Commission heard the girl had to spend most of her school day in a foyer outside the classroom.
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Nov 9th 2022, 5:40 PM
Workplace watchdog orders GRA to appoint twice failed female candidate for senior role to position
Tara McManus has been a member of An Garda Síochána since February 2000.
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Oct 20th 2022, 1:07 PM
Supermarket chain Iceland to pay €12,000 to Travellers over discrimination claim at Irish store
The group were told to leave the supermarket shortly after entering.
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Oct 12th 2022, 8:20 AM
Blathnaid Ní Chofaigh withdraws sexual harassment claims against RTÉ
Ní Chofaigh said she was sexually harassed, victimised and isolated in RTÉ.
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Sep 8th 2022, 5:29 PM
Public sector unions to ballot members on proposed 6.5% pay increase
The talks at the Work Place Relations ended late last night.
The pay increases are to be phased in over two years.
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has said that individual unions will ballot their members on the proposed deal.
ICTU's Kevin Callinan said the negotiations with government were "particularly difficult".
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Aug 30th 2022, 5:10 PM
Public sector pay talks resume as 1% improvement in govt offer floated
Previous talks in June ended without an agreement between ICTU and the Government.
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Aug 29th 2022, 1:13 PM
Tipperary Chamber of Commerce ordered to pay €20k for unfair dismissal of chief executive
The WRC said the decision to dismiss Shanahan was “not within the range of reasonable responses of a reasonable employer”.
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Aug 24th 2022, 12:20 PM
Principal allegedly told SNA who suffered miscarriage it was 'for the best'
The case relates to a secondary school in Waterford.
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Aug 17th 2022, 8:00 PM
Mr Price ordered to pay €20,000 for discriminating against worker sacked on maternity
Elena Balan told the WRC that she had been “frozen” in shock after learning that she had been fired.
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Jul 9th 2022, 2:00 PM
Workplace Relations Commission recovered nearly €1 million in unpaid wages last year
The commission has published its annual report.
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Jul 1st 2022, 1:36 PM
Sexual harassment case by Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh against RTÉ postponed until September
The Nationwide presenter is alleging she was sexually harassed, victimised and isolated at the national broadcaster.
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Jun 29th 2022, 1:03 PM
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