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Hertz Rent a Car to pay €10k compensation to blind person

Hertz Rent a Car has been ordered to pay €10,000 compensation to a blind person after it imposed a €150 valet "damage" charge due to a car made excessively dirty with dog hair from the woman's guide dog Django.

Business • 29 Jan

Worker 'penalised' for speaking up on standard of Irish

A former public servant who alleges he was penalised for criticising the level of ability with Irish in the Food Safety Authority is to have his employment rights claims heard in Irish later this year.

Business • 27 Jan

The Central Bank has agreed a settlement at the WRC with a forensic investigator it sacked after she complained of alleged 'ill treatment'

Central Bank settles alleged whistleblower case

The Central Bank of Ireland has reached a settlement with a forensic investigator it sacked after she complained of alleged "ill treatment by a manager".

Business • 23 Jan

Three pilots are currently pursuing cases against Aer Lingus at the Workplace Relations Commission

Pilot accused Aer Lingus of 'witch hunt' against him

A pilot accused Aer Lingus bosses of pursuing a "witch hunt" against him after he told colleagues that files including birth certs, private emails and police records relating to staff were openly accessible on the airline's internal computer systems, a tribunal has heard.

Business • 23 Jan

Former Dundalk FC press officer settles rights claim

Two teams of lawyers turned up to represent Dundalk FC at the Workplace Relations Commission today as the club confirmed the settlement of a rights dispute with its former press officer amid an alleged "directors' dispute".

Business • 16 Jan

11 Romanian workers were let go by a firm contracting at the Intel plant in Leixlip days after they were subjected to racist behaviour, the WRC was told

Workers on Intel site let go days after work stoppage

Eleven Romanian workers were let go by an engineering firm contracting at the Intel plant in Co Kildare days after they were subjected to racist behaviour, a tribunal has heard.

Business • 14 Jan

A printer has accused his former employer of unfair dismissal in a case at the WRC

'Aggressive' colleague should have been sacked - printer

A printer has claimed he lost his job due to "plotting" against him by a group of ex-colleagues from the same Dublin neighbourhood after he called on his bosses to sack one of them for alleged aggression and "ghetto behaviour" at towards him at work.

Business • 13 Jan

A man has accused the Co Mayo business group of discriminating against him on the grounds of 'age, nationality and gender expression' last April

Jobseeker in gender bias claim over 'haircut' question

A man who says he was asked if he was willing to cut his hair for a job at a local business organisation while he was out of work has accused it of discriminating against him on gender grounds in relation to access to employment.

Business • 09 Jan

2025 in Review - Workplace Relations Commission decisions

A look at some of the many cases and stories from the Workplace Relations Commission during the year.

Business • 05 Jan

One of 24 'Team-Leads' to be made redundant by the Irish arm of TikTok last year has lost his case for unfair dismissal at the WRC

TikTok 'Team Lead' loses unfair dismissal action

One of 24 "Team-Leads" to be made redundant by the Irish arm of social media giant TikTok last year has lost his case for unfair dismissal after his selection for redundancy was impartial and not personal.

Business • 30 Dec 25

Ex-accountant told business was 'flying' when she was cut

An accountant let go after nearly 18 years working for a Dundalk arcade and bingo hall operator has said she was told to apply to the State-run social protection fund for a redundancy lump-sum despite the businessman informing her that his company was "flying".

Business • 16 Dec 25

Firefighters worked through the night and this morning remain on scene at the fire

Firefighter who accused officer of bullying wins €15,000

A firefighter who accused a senior officer of bullying with snide remarks about his weight and driving ability and by allegedly instigating the removal of kit from his locker has won €15,000 for penalisation on safety grounds.

Business • 09 Dec 25

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Skippers not shielded by employment rights - firm

A tribunal is to decide whether or not two boat captains who worked on the State's national sea floor mapping project have the protection of employment law after they brought legal action challenging their alleged dismissals.

Business • 08 Dec 25

XTX Markets Technologies Ltd, owned by billionaire Alexander Gerko, had a complaint under the Equal Status Act 2000 dismissed by the Workplace Relations Commission in 2023

Russian-born billionaire's firm can pursue claim: High Ct

A company owned by one of Britain's richest men has won a landmark equality law appeal as the High Court has ruled a corporate entity is entitled to pursue a racial discrimination claim challenging the application of financial sanctions against Russia.

Business • 28 Nov 25

Crypto exchange moved to Malta after compliance concerns

A crypto exchange founded by the Winklevoss twins moved from Dublin to Malta earlier this year as it wanted a "more friendly regulator" after it was warned it was at risk of running an "illegal business model", a barrister acting for a former compliance chief has said.

Business • 26 Nov 25

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) found the charity had breached the Employment Equality Act 1998.

Irish Heart Foundation worker wins €15k over age bias

The Irish Heart Foundation has been ordered to pay salary arrears and €15,000 in compensation to a 70-year-old worker who was discriminated against by being paid less than younger colleagues with the same job title.

Business • 17 Nov 25

The Workplace Relations Commission has rejected a complaint under the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977 by a doctor who claimed she was bullied by a manager

Doctor in bully claim loses constructive dismissal case

A doctor who said she was forced to quit her €125,000-a-year job at a cosmetic clinic amid claims of rotting rubbish, dead flies and an allegedly "Gestapo-like" practice manager has lost her constructive dismissal case.

Business • 13 Nov 25

HSE criticised in WRC sexual harassment decision

The health service has been severely criticised for failing to suspend a senior hospital pharmacist for over a year after complaints of repeated sexual harassment were made against him by a more junior employee, who has won nearly €87,000 in compensation.

Business • 11 Nov 25

Meat plant worker gets €20k for maternity discrimination

A meatpacking worker who said she was transferred to physically tougher duties after telling her manager she was pregnant – before he cut her shifts – has been awarded €20,000 for maternity-related discrimination.

Business • 04 Nov 25

Ex-Astronomy Ireland manager wins employment claim at WRC

Space commentator David Moore has been held personally liable for multiple employment rights breaches against a former manager at Astronomy Ireland who said she was forced to quit due to a "toxic" work environment and alleged "serious financial irregularities".

Business • 03 Nov 25

Verizon staff used supplier account to pay for gifts: WRC

Telecoms giant Verizon was entitled to dock the bonus of a senior Irish employee for his involvement in his department's use of an account with an outside company to buy gift vouchers for occasions like staff weddings or the birth of a child, a tribunal has ruled.

Business • 30 Oct 25

Firm which let worker go during mat leave must pay €6,000

Ireland's only ladder factory has been ordered to pay €6,000 to a former office worker for making her redundant while she was out on maternity leave last year.

Business • 28 Oct 25

Barman to claim female colleagues at golf club paid more

A barman at south county Dublin's Old Conna Golf Club is set to allege that a number of his female co-workers have enjoyed better pay and conditions than him despite his seniority.

Business • 24 Oct 25

A care home worker whose manager said her 'attitude' might be due to her Polish nationality has been awarded €1,800 for racial discrimination at the WRC

Care worker gets €1,800 after manager said Irish 'nicer'

A care home worker whose manager said her "attitude" might be due to her Polish nationality and said Irish people were "nicer and kinder" has been awarded €1,800 for racial discrimination.

Business • 24 Oct 25

The INMO had accused the HSE of imposing significant restrictions on recruitment across each health region

Health unions 'not satisfied' with HSE staffing response

Healthcare unions and HSE management have met at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) after unions sought an earlier-than-scheduled review of a staffing agreement reached earlier this year.

Business • 24 Oct 25