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Manager of group of pubs awarded €45k after extended period of sexual harassment by senior female colleague
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The WRC heard that the woman began flirting with her colleague in August 2021 when he had been working for three months in his role after rejoining the group where he had previously worked between 2012 and 2015
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Woman awarded €40k after employer failed to address sexual harassment complaint
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The WRC also found that the woman had been constructively dismissed by the company by being forced to quit her job over the company’s failure to address concerns she had raised with its management
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Israeli firm ordered to pay €35k to former Irish employee unfairly sacked for calling Israel a "terrorist state"
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Wix Online Platforms had accepted that it had unfairly dismissed Courtney Carey, on October 23, 2023 for gross misconduct over online comments she had made about her concerns about the situation in Palestine
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Government body told to pay worker €5,000 in 'bizarre and extraordinary' case
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An employee missed out on a promotion due to having penalty points on her licence, losing out to a colleague - who also had penalty points, the WRC heard
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Worker absent for 45% of her employment awarded €2,500 for unfair dismissal
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The woman never worked a full month and refused to work rostered shifts because she hadn't been given enough notice
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Truck driver who crashed three times in one month fails with unfair dismissal case
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Darren Hogan accepted responsibility for the three accidents but took an action for unfair dismissal against his former employer, Cosgrave Transport Limerick Limited
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Dealz to pay compo to blind Irish Paralympian who was challenged over guide dog in store
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The Workplace Relations Commission ruled that Dealz had discriminated against Nadine Lattimore on grounds of disability
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Tesco did not discriminate against girl, 18, by refusing to sell her scratch cards, WRC rules
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The WRC heard that Jennifer McInerney, who was wearing a school uniform at the time, was accompanied to the Tesco store by her 16-year-old sister and was refused when she tried to buy scratch cards
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Irish worker of mixed race awarded €5,000 following colleague's 'hateful' comment about immigrants
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The man alleged that during a conversation over breakfast at the workplace canteen, his Team Leader “made a malicious and hateful comment regarding immigrants”
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Bus Éireann ordered to pay €4k to Cork passenger who was 'publicly humiliated' at not being allowed on bus with guide dog
Bus Eireann
Mr Walsh told the WRC that a bus driver told him that there was no room for him and his guide dog when he tried to board the 226 bus service to Cork in Kinsale on June 26, 2023
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Holiday plans hang in balance as talks between pilots and Aer Lingus end without agreement
Aer Lingus
Pilots have already voted in favour of strike action, which would throw holiday plans for thousands of tourists into jeopardy
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FAI staff slam ‘hypocrisy’ at Abbotstown association and are set to take dispute to Labour Court
FAI
Staff at the FAI have been attempting to secure collective bargaining rights, among other issues.
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Woman punished by employer after she contacted Revenue over wages awarded more than €40k
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The Workplace Relations Commission heard the woman only reported the issue to the tax authorities after she got no satisfaction from trying to raise it with one of the company’s directors
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Worker complained of 'psychological hell' because colleagues said he supported Russia due to 'Slavic face'
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The man complained he was mistreated at work because colleagues thought he supported Russia's war against Ukraine due to his “Slavic appearance” - but he lost a claim that he suffered discrimination.
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Sacked Ammi Burke hit with legal costs bill for court battle with former employer
Enoch Burke
The sacked solicitor has been ordered to pay the legal costs incurred in the Court of Appeal by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) and her former employer Arthur Cox
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Girl, 13, asked to leave Sports Direct store by security guards fails in age discrimination claim
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The girl did not attend the WRC hearing as she was attending school but her case was presented by her mother who claimed her daughter was most upset by the incident
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Healthcare worker awarded €850 after 'micromanaging' supervisor saw him 'naked' in toilet cubicle
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The man's boss claimed to have seen him "in a state of undress and distress" when she peered through a gap in the toilet cubicle
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Sacked healthcare worker who engaged in 'bizarre behaviour' wins case but is denied compensation
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The worker continued turning up at her former workplace and sending "unusual emails" after being sacked for shouting "Are you deaf?" at a patient
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Takeaway ordered to pay €17k to female worker sexually harassed by colleague who called her 'Big Diddy Mama'
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The Workplace Relations Commission heard that the woman had regularly been called 'Big Diddy Mama' by a chef and resigned her employment after an incident where her breasts had been slapped by him
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Pizza worker was asked 'to do' OnlyFans and told colleagues wanted to 'spank her bum' with pizza shovel
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The WRC said the company had also discriminated against Ms Olaru on grounds of gender and awarded her €13,000 compensation
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Bus company forced to pay compensation to mum of disabled children after 'stressful' driver altercation
Irish News
The woman told the WRC that the incident occurred on July 26, 2023 when she was boarding a bus with her three children, two of whom have to be in a disabled buggy at all times when travelling because of their medical condition
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Woman awarded €15k for unfair dismissal after taking socks from refugee shelter that she believed were being dumped
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Geraldine O’Donnell, who had an unblemished work record of 27 years, claimed there had been a simple misunderstanding over the incident
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Fast-food worker fired after arguing with manager while holding knife awarded €500 compensation
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WRC adjudication officer, Gaye Cunningham, ruled that Mr Murphy had been dismissed without notice following the altercation with his manager
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Driver of Government minister gets €30k severance package following 'egregious' dismissal on Christmas Day
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Former Garda Trevor Shaw claimed he was dismissed in a "sham" redundancy process which left him to choose between the prospect of a job in a dole office or ending 40 years’ service to the State with a severance package
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