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Hugh Rance, a Cork Education and Training Board School of Music teacher

Flute teacher appeals WRC ruling he wasn't whistleblower

A flute teacher who claimed he was penalised for blowing the whistle on an alleged misuse of public funds at a State-backed music school intends to appeal a tribunal ruling that complaints he raised did not amount to a protected disclosure.

Business • 23 May

A voice note recorded by a worker talking about 'cocaine use and smoking joints"'on a subcontractor's site at Intel's Irish plant has been produced as a 'cover-up' for whistleblower penalisation, the WRC has heard

Voice note on 'joints' at Intel site part of cover-up

A voice note recorded by a worker talking about "cocaine use, smoking joints" and having "h*es" on a subcontractor's site at Intel's Irish semiconductor plant has been produced as a "cover-up" for whistleblower penalisation, a lawyer has said.

Business • 22 Jan

Garda driver, 70, wins right to go back to work

A civilian driver for An Garda Siochána who was made retire at 70 has won the right to stay at work for another three years after a tribunal found he faced falling into poverty because his pension is so small.

Business • 15 Nov 24

The WRC has ordered Omniplex Cork to pay 12,000 to a cinema manager on foot of a complaint under the Employment Equality Act 1998 after ruling it had failed to give reasonable accommodation for his disability

Autistic cinema manager wins €12,000 in roster row

An autistic cinema manager who quit when his employer was unable to guarantee him two days off in a row following a months-long dispute over rostering arrangements has secured €12,000 in compensation for disability discrimination.

Business • 12 Nov 24

Two ex-staff have lodged claims for alleged unpaid wages against Randridge International Ltd after being made redundant in July

Engineering firm accused of playing 'financial game'

A worker let go by an engineering firm earlier this year has accused it of playing a "financial game" and "hoping to get away with not paying" staff and suppliers.

Business • 22 Oct 24

Logistics giant DHL has been accused of trying to avoid paying a 'substantial' redundancy sum to a veteran employee in a WRC case

DHL accused of trying to avoid redundancy payout

Logistics giant DHL has been accused of trying to avoid paying a "substantial" redundancy sum to a veteran employee and leaving him "begging" a rival firm for work when a contract changed hands.

Business • 03 Sep 24

A mixed-race worker has been awarded €5,000 by the WRC for racial harassment

Worker wins €5,000 over 'offensive' remarks on immigrants

A mixed-race worker who accused his supervisor of making "hateful" comments about immigrants over breakfast in a works canteen has won €5,000 for racial harassment.

Business • 24 Jun 24

A WRC adjudicator found the therapist "lost her position, her career and her professional reputation" because of a "flawed" investigation by an unidentified employer in the healthcare sector

€177,000 for therapist demoted after 'flawed' probe

A psychological therapist demoted after being accused of deliberately allowing a patient to see up her skirt during a counselling session - and allegedly telling her to "take a good look" - has received a recommendation for over €177,000 in compensation.

Business • 10 Apr 24

Manager who alleged gender discrimination loses case

A former finance manager at a biotech firm has lost an equality claim in which she accused its CEO of treating her "like a waitress" when he asked her about getting more wine at a company dinner.

Business • 04 Apr 24

The Workplace Relations Commission concluded a fifth and final hearing day for the case yesterday evening

Sales manager claims ex-boss benefited from redundancy

A senior manager has said he was put out of his job at a software firm earning a base salary of €170,000 in a "sham" redundancy that involved his US-based boss, who he said benefited from the decision and should never have had a role in the process.

Business • 09 Feb 24

The boss of the IFI has been criticised by the WRC for trying to 'surreptitiously' influence a disciplinary process that led to the unfair sacking of a director for having his 13-year-old son drive a government-owned tractor on a public road at night

WRC criticises IFI boss over role in unfair sacking

The chief executive of the State fisheries agency has been criticised by the Workplace Relations Commission for attempting to "surreptitiously" influence a disciplinary process that led to the unfair sacking of a director for having his 13-year-old son drive a government-owned tractor.

Business • 02 Jan 24

The Workplace Relations Commission announced some record awards during 2023

Workplace Relations Commission's year in review 2023

A look at some of the most interesting and history making cases at the Work Relations Commission during 2023.

Business • 30 Dec 23

The WRC ruled today that the bus company's actions were discriminatory and ordered it to pay €1,500 in compensation to a Galway man

Bus Éireann ordered to review disability policy

Bus Éireann has been directed to carry out an urgent review of its disability access policies after a finding that a refusal to allow a man travel with his support dog was discriminatory.

Business • 19 Jul 23

The WRC upheld the woman's complaint under the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977, along with further breaches of employment law

Receptionist sacked after reporting theft wins claim

A veterinary surgery receptionist who claimed she was sacked for reporting suspicions of theft by a colleague and that she was branded a "fantasist" by her employer after taking a claim over it has won €15,600 in compensation.

Ireland • 26 Apr 23

A group of former Debenhams' workers staged a protest outside the WRC today ahead of the opening of the hearing

Former Debenhams workers take case to WRC

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has heard a test case in connection with complaints taken by around 750 former Debenhams workers over the way they were made redundant in 2020.

Ireland • 26 Oct 22

Work Relations Commission