Worker let go from job during IVF treatment wins €10,000 A worker who took time off for fertility treatment, only to be told on her return that she was out of a job, has been awarded €10,000 for unfair dismissal. Business • 03 Apr 25
Worker let go from job during IVF treatment wins €10,000 A worker who took time off for fertility treatment, only to be told on her return that she was out of a job, has been awarded €10,000 for unfair dismissal. Business • 03 Apr 25
RTÉ worker got 103% pay rise in "administrative error" A tribunal has declined to enforce the terms of an RTÉ worker's employment contract after the national broadcaster admitted doubling her salary by mistake. Business • 01 Apr 25
RTÉ worker got 103% pay rise in "administrative error" A tribunal has declined to enforce the terms of an RTÉ worker's employment contract after the national broadcaster admitted doubling her salary by mistake. Business • 01 Apr 25
Tech firm to pay €64k in withheld commission to salesman Financial technology consultancy Bankhawk has been ordered to pay €64,000 in commission it withheld from a salesman as "leverage" to get him to sign a non-disclosure agreement after failing to retain the original. Business • 26 Mar 25
Tech firm to pay €64k in withheld commission to salesman Financial technology consultancy Bankhawk has been ordered to pay €64,000 in commission it withheld from a salesman as "leverage" to get him to sign a non-disclosure agreement after failing to retain the original. Business • 26 Mar 25
DPP solicitor says he was denied cases over drink problem A solicitor at the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has alleged he is being discriminated against by being denied the opportunity to prepare a murder case for the State because he is a recovering alcoholic. Business • 26 Mar 25
DPP solicitor says he was denied cases over drink problem A solicitor at the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has alleged he is being discriminated against by being denied the opportunity to prepare a murder case for the State because he is a recovering alcoholic. Business • 26 Mar 25
Karen's Diner ordered to pay €1,018 to ex-worker for tips The operator of the themed Karen's Diner in Dublin - where as part of the concept staff are paid to be obnoxious to customers - has been ordered to pay over €1,000 in compensation to an ex-worker in a row over unpaid tips. Business • 25 Mar 25
Karen's Diner ordered to pay €1,018 to ex-worker for tips The operator of the themed Karen's Diner in Dublin - where as part of the concept staff are paid to be obnoxious to customers - has been ordered to pay over €1,000 in compensation to an ex-worker in a row over unpaid tips. Business • 25 Mar 25
Fired nanny wins €55,000 for maternity discrimination A nanny who alleged her employer turned "cold" after she disclosed her pregnancy and failed to "coerce" her into resigning before sacking her on "concocted" grounds has won €55,000. Business • 25 Mar 25
Fired nanny wins €55,000 for maternity discrimination A nanny who alleged her employer turned "cold" after she disclosed her pregnancy and failed to "coerce" her into resigning before sacking her on "concocted" grounds has won €55,000. Business • 25 Mar 25
Driver for Guinness delivery subcontractor wins €7,000 A driver working for a Guinness keg delivery subcontractor who was sacked despite denying an allegation that he offered a barman "kegs for cash" has won nearly €7,000. Business • 24 Mar 25
Driver for Guinness delivery subcontractor wins €7,000 A driver working for a Guinness keg delivery subcontractor who was sacked despite denying an allegation that he offered a barman "kegs for cash" has won nearly €7,000. Business • 24 Mar 25
Unions accuse HSE of not taking health dispute seriously Health unions have accused the Health Service Executive (HSE) of having a 'cavalier' attitude to planned industrial action next week in a dispute over staffing numbers. Business • 24 Mar 25
Unions accuse HSE of not taking health dispute seriously Health unions have accused the Health Service Executive (HSE) of having a 'cavalier' attitude to planned industrial action next week in a dispute over staffing numbers. Business • 24 Mar 25
Manager dismissed after falling in warehouse wins €10,000 A manager at a workwear and safety supplier dismissed after complaining about taking a fall on a damaged floor in its warehouse has won €10,000 for health and safety-related penalisation. Business • 21 Mar 25
Manager dismissed after falling in warehouse wins €10,000 A manager at a workwear and safety supplier dismissed after complaining about taking a fall on a damaged floor in its warehouse has won €10,000 for health and safety-related penalisation. Business • 21 Mar 25
Industrial action on the table for WRC adjudicators Industrial action by a "strong cohort" of adjudication officers at the Workplace Relations Commission is on the table after many of them were told to speed up their decision-making or face having their caseloads halved. Business • 21 Mar 25
Industrial action on the table for WRC adjudicators Industrial action by a "strong cohort" of adjudication officers at the Workplace Relations Commission is on the table after many of them were told to speed up their decision-making or face having their caseloads halved. Business • 21 Mar 25
Publisher of Irish Central ordered to pay employee €12k The publisher of IrishCentral.com has been ordered to pay €12,000 to a long-standing employee it made redundant after stopping press on magazines aimed at the Irish diaspora due to falling readership. Business • 19 Mar 25
Publisher of Irish Central ordered to pay employee €12k The publisher of IrishCentral.com has been ordered to pay €12,000 to a long-standing employee it made redundant after stopping press on magazines aimed at the Irish diaspora due to falling readership. Business • 19 Mar 25
Rotunda worker who was sexually harassed to appeal ruling A female care assistant at the Rotunda Hospital who claimed she was forced to quit because its management let a porter who sexually harassed her stay on staff is to appeal a tribunal ruling rejecting her claim for constructive dismissal. Business • 18 Mar 25
Rotunda worker who was sexually harassed to appeal ruling A female care assistant at the Rotunda Hospital who claimed she was forced to quit because its management let a porter who sexually harassed her stay on staff is to appeal a tribunal ruling rejecting her claim for constructive dismissal. Business • 18 Mar 25
Scientist at firm 'locked out' at end of maternity leave A scientist at an artificial intelligence skincare research company has won orders for €11,500 on top of a statutory redundancy lump sum after she returned to work from maternity leave to find her workplace had closed. Business • 18 Mar 25
Scientist at firm 'locked out' at end of maternity leave A scientist at an artificial intelligence skincare research company has won orders for €11,500 on top of a statutory redundancy lump sum after she returned to work from maternity leave to find her workplace had closed. Business • 18 Mar 25
Office worker wins €20,000 in workplace rights claim An office worker who was made redundant for complaining about a hot-desking arrangement after a tradesman started cutting a hole in the roof above her with an angle grinder has won €20,000 in a workplace rights claim. Business • 13 Mar 25
Office worker wins €20,000 in workplace rights claim An office worker who was made redundant for complaining about a hot-desking arrangement after a tradesman started cutting a hole in the roof above her with an angle grinder has won €20,000 in a workplace rights claim. Business • 13 Mar 25
Talks fail in ex-employee's claim against Huawei Ireland Chinese tech giant Huawei has been told it must be ready to defend claims of discrimination and constructive dismissal by a former employee of its Irish arm as early as next month after failing to reach a resolution in talks today. Business • 12 Mar 25
Talks fail in ex-employee's claim against Huawei Ireland Chinese tech giant Huawei has been told it must be ready to defend claims of discrimination and constructive dismissal by a former employee of its Irish arm as early as next month after failing to reach a resolution in talks today. Business • 12 Mar 25
Remote worker told to relocate from Monaghan to Cork A remote worker who said she was given the "impossible" task of relocating from Monaghan to Cork to comply with a return-to-office mandate was made redundant within six months, the WRC has been told. Business • 11 Mar 25
Remote worker told to relocate from Monaghan to Cork A remote worker who said she was given the "impossible" task of relocating from Monaghan to Cork to comply with a return-to-office mandate was made redundant within six months, the WRC has been told. Business • 11 Mar 25
Publican sacked barman after falling out with his father A publican who sacked a barman after falling out with the worker's father and barring him has been ordered to pay over €9,000 for unfair dismissal and multiple further employment rights breaches. Business • 10 Mar 25
Publican sacked barman after falling out with his father A publican who sacked a barman after falling out with the worker's father and barring him has been ordered to pay over €9,000 for unfair dismissal and multiple further employment rights breaches. Business • 10 Mar 25
OPW report on boundary wall details delays, extra costs An OPW report on a controversial €490,000 boundary wall project said the ESB had tried to charge them an extra €57,000 to divert an electrical cable that was already supposed to be fixed. Business • 10 Mar 25
OPW report on boundary wall details delays, extra costs An OPW report on a controversial €490,000 boundary wall project said the ESB had tried to charge them an extra €57,000 to divert an electrical cable that was already supposed to be fixed. Business • 10 Mar 25
Recruiter loses constructive dismissal case A recruiter who "went into full combat mode" after being told he could do with training on his communication style has failed in a claim for constructive dismissal against jobs website Indeed.com Business • 07 Mar 25
Recruiter loses constructive dismissal case A recruiter who "went into full combat mode" after being told he could do with training on his communication style has failed in a claim for constructive dismissal against jobs website Indeed.com Business • 07 Mar 25
Ex-Dundalk FC executive 'very publicly' dismissed - WRC Former Dundalk FC chief operations officer Martin Connolly is now working shifts in a factory after being "very publicly" dismissed from the club last year, a tribunal has heard. Business • 07 Mar 25
Ex-Dundalk FC executive 'very publicly' dismissed - WRC Former Dundalk FC chief operations officer Martin Connolly is now working shifts in a factory after being "very publicly" dismissed from the club last year, a tribunal has heard. Business • 07 Mar 25
Talks on Section 39 pay row adjourned to Monday Talks aimed at resolving the long running pay dispute in the community and voluntary sector have been adjourned until Monday afternoon. Ireland • 07 Mar 25
Talks on Section 39 pay row adjourned to Monday Talks aimed at resolving the long running pay dispute in the community and voluntary sector have been adjourned until Monday afternoon. Ireland • 07 Mar 25
Sacked Passport Office porter loses dismissal claim A Department of Foreign Affairs porter who was one of two civil servants sacked in the wake of a data breach and the discovery of an unauthorised computer in the basement of the Passport Office in Dublin in 2022 has lost a challenge to his dismissal. Business • 06 Mar 25
Sacked Passport Office porter loses dismissal claim A Department of Foreign Affairs porter who was one of two civil servants sacked in the wake of a data breach and the discovery of an unauthorised computer in the basement of the Passport Office in Dublin in 2022 has lost a challenge to his dismissal. Business • 06 Mar 25
Engineer says 'no evidence' he took cash for side work An engineer sacked by Bord Gáis over claims he was offering to do work on the side for its customers has said there is "absolutely no evidence" he accepted cash from a woman who complained about him. Business • 05 Mar 25
Engineer says 'no evidence' he took cash for side work An engineer sacked by Bord Gáis over claims he was offering to do work on the side for its customers has said there is "absolutely no evidence" he accepted cash from a woman who complained about him. Business • 05 Mar 25
School cleaner kicked out of job over bucket wins €5,000 A tribunal has ordered a school to pay over ten months' wages to a cleaner who was fired after being accused by the principal of leaving "hazardous material" - a bucket with diluted bleach - out in a corridor. Business • 27 Feb 25
School cleaner kicked out of job over bucket wins €5,000 A tribunal has ordered a school to pay over ten months' wages to a cleaner who was fired after being accused by the principal of leaving "hazardous material" - a bucket with diluted bleach - out in a corridor. Business • 27 Feb 25
Workers who closed restaurant over unpaid wages win €22k A group of Limerick City restaurant workers who decided to close down the premises in a revolt over unpaid wages have won nearly €22,000 for employment rights breaches. Business • 25 Feb 25
Workers who closed restaurant over unpaid wages win €22k A group of Limerick City restaurant workers who decided to close down the premises in a revolt over unpaid wages have won nearly €22,000 for employment rights breaches. Business • 25 Feb 25
