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‘Price-fixing’ arrangement alleged between plant hire firms
Manager claims he was ordered to sign off on ‘inflated’ prices and demoted, Workplace Relations Commission hears. A plant hire manager has alleged he was ordered to sign off on “inflated” machinery hire prices as part of an alleged “price-fixing” arrangement – and suffered demotion for raising concerns about it with his bosses. Declan Culliton […]
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Worker awarded €10,500 after she was sacked over ‘hate speech’ Facebook post
Irene Glynn said her employer, the Carlow Dental Centre, gave her no opportunity to defend herself before sacking her
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Woman awarded €15,000 after being mistaken for shoplifter
WRC finds shop discriminated against woman on grounds of her disability
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Obese binman loses unfair dismissal claim
Company contended man abandoned his employment by failing to participate in the disciplinary process
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Man accused of calling a security guard the ‘N’ word after being asked to fix his face mask loses discrimination case
A man who was denied entry to a supermarket after refusing to cover his mouth and nose with a face mask has had his claim that he was discriminated against on grounds of disability dismissed by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).
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Wage claims by doctor against prison service rejected by WRC
‘No evidence’ to support contention by Dr Mohsin Moola he would be paid twice on-call rate
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Red Cow Hotel to pay waiter €12,500 after general manager repeatedly called him ‘Chico’
Filipe Ongaro told the Workplace Relations Commission he was so upset by the repeated use of the term that he could not work his shift the following day
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Pepsi worker devastated at being forced to retire at 65 gets €40,000 in age bias case
Pat Cassidy’s Siptu representative said the commission has ordered that the company and union enter discussions on the implementation of a code of practice on longer working.
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Labour Court awards €75,000 for failure to provide reasonable accommodation and discriminatory dismissal
The Labour Court has awarded €75,000 in for discriminatory dismissal after employer didn’t provide reasonable accommodation due to his disability and subsequently discriminatorily dismissed him.
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Force Majeure Leave – was your presence indispensable?
Generally, an employee needs at least one years’ service with their employer to bring an unfair dismissal claim to the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”). However, there are exceptions to this general rule.
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UPS must pay former manager €75,000 over dismissal after 33-year career
The Irish arm of delivery giant UPS has been ordered to pay a former senior manager €75,000 for his discriminatory dismissal.
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Court Increases Award For Sexual Harassment
This was an Appeal by the Complainant, a 19 year old female barista, against a Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) decision that she should be awarded €3,500 on foot of a sexual harassment claim that resulted in her feeling stressed and anxious, certified out sick and ultimately resigning her position.
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