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Chinese man who earned €7 an hour at Irish building firm awarded compo by WRC
Workplace Relations Commission
The engineer was let go by text message and instructed to vacate his employer-provided accommodation
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Flight attendant sacked by Aer Lingus for refusing passenger to use toilet was not unfairly dismissed
Aer Lingus
The WRC heard a complaint was made to the airline by a passenger on board a flight on April 9, 2024 which was critical of Mr O’Neill’s treatment of another passenger.
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Dublin takeaway to pay compo after refusing to allow Muslim worker to wear hijab
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The Workplace Relations Commission ruled that Beauty and Beef Limited had discriminated against Hajar Aqqa
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Cork cinema sees discrimination compensation to ex-employee more than doubled
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Mr O’Riordan gave evidence that his mental health had deteriorated in late 2022 and he had sought reasonable accommodation from his general manager on several occasions
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Dublin café manager nicknamed 'Sofia Vergara' by her employer awarded nearly €4,000 for harassment
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The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) heard that she had endured a chaotic work environment during her short time at the café. She had to write hazard analysis and food hygiene procedures herself so the business could trade legally
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Man banned from yoga studio over offensive comments about Christmas loses religious discrimination claim
Workplace Relations Commission
Peter McKeon had claimed that he was discriminated against by Niamh Glackin, trading as Roots Wellness in Mayo, due to his religious beliefs during a session at the studio on December 16, 2024
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Dublin café worker forced to 'deep clean faeces-covered underwear' awarded €3k in compensation
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The incident took place at a coffee shop franchise in Dublin, where the worker said management had failed to address a "horrendous" period of bullying and harassment
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Taxi driver ordered to pay €12k to blind couple after refusing to take guide dog in cab at Heuston Station
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The Workplace Relations Commission ruled that the taxi driver had discriminated against Lisa O’Donovan and her partner, Anthony Clarke, on grounds of disability in breach of the Equal Status Act 2000
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Security guard sacked for sleeping on the job loses case for unfair dismissal
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Mr Kifle had been employed by Synergy Security Solutions for more than a year when a compliance officer visited a primary care centre in Coolock at 5.30am last July, and reported finding the security guard asleep on duty
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Traveller working for solar panel firm awarded compo after 'k******s' remark during staff meeting
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The company did not dispute that the comments had been made and it accepted liability for the harassment experienced by Mr Reilly
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Chef fired after serving food which had fallen on floor to a customer awarded over €32k in compensation
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The WRC heard the chef had worked for over 10 years with the company before he was dismissed on June 25, 2025 following allegations of food safety and hygiene breaches
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'Vulnerable migrant' was on €1.61 per hour as Indian restaurant is ordered to pay almost €80k
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The company trades as Guru Indian Cuisine, which has had two outlets in Dundalk
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Decision to pay firefighter who failed fitness test €8k declared 'absolutely outrageous' by ex-Garda
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Former Garda Sergeant Christy Galligan declared the payout was “absolutely outrageous”.
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Transgender taxi driver sacked after inappropriate comments made to relatives of kids with special needs
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The identities of the parties were not published due to the sensitive nature of the case as well as that it related to a school with special needs pupils
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Cork City Council ordered to pay €8k to female firefighter applicant over discriminatory 'beep' test
Workplace Relations Commission
The Workplace Relations Commission Adjudicator found the 43-year-old job applicant was treated less favourably by Cork City Council as a prospective employee seeking access to employment and discriminated against on the grounds of both age and gender
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Tesco Ireland ordered to pay €12k compo to employee dismissed over missing €20 note
Tesco
Employed by Tesco for 13 years with a blemish-free record, Declan Kavanagh sued for unfair dismissal
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Ireland weather: Rules on staying home from work when it's freezing cold
Weather
Ireland's deep freeze is set to continue into next week, prompting questions over whether it's safe to travel to work as experts outline what the rules say during extreme cold weather.
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HSE ordered to pay five figure compo to senior pharmacist after equality breach
Workplace Relations Commission
The WRC heard Ms Ronan was deemed by the HSE not to have met the qualifying criteria for the new role of advanced specialist pharmacist due to her working on a part-time, job share basis
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Over €6k compensation for security guard fired after leaving fire door open and locking people in museum
Irish News
The Workplace Relations Commission ruled that the security firm had unfairly dismissed Maria Monzon from her job on procedural grounds, despite having a reasonable cause to fire her
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TikTok 'Team Lead' in Ireland loses unfair dismissal action over redundancy
Irish News
It was determined that his selection for redundancy was impartial and not personal
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Sports camp ordered to pay compo to teen who was sent home after it became aware she had history of self-harm
Workplace Relations Commission
The WRC said the organisers failed in their obligation to provide reasonable accommodation for the teenager’s disability
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LGBT+ Pride Festival manager awarded €25,000 in unpaid wages and holiday pay
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The WRC estimated that the complainant had amassed 20 days of untaken leave which were covered by the relevant legislation
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Company boss awarded €180,000 after being dismissed without any notice via a videocall
Workplace Relations Commission
Mr Haran told the WRC that he was dismissed by a video call on a “no fault” basis while he was out on sick leave
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Irish meat plant ordered to pay over €40k to worker who was sexually harassed by the company director
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The Workplace Relations Commission ruled that the company was liable for the sexual harassment suffered by the woman as a result of the conduct of its director
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