A bus driver was recently awarded the best part of €9,000 in an unfair dismissal claim against his former employer for gross misconduct. The employer, Blue Line Coaches Limited, trading as Nolan Coaches, claimed the driver used a racial slur in describing a Chinese person as “a fat Chinese c***”. But the WRC adjudicator, Kevin … Read more
Enoch Burke was dismissed yesterday from his employment as a secondary school teacher with Wilson’s Hospital School in Westmeath. Mr Burke can appeal this decision within ten days of the decision to terminate. The dispute has generated a great deal of publicity and media attention with frequent visits to the High Court. And those appearances … Read more
Thinking about resigning from your job and bringing a claim for constructive dismissal? Before you do you would be well advised to take 10 minutes or thereabouts to read the WRC decision in the case of Brian Griffin v Sage (ADJ-00034467). Mr Griffin resigned from his position of 2.5 years with Sage but he made … Read more
Can you be fairly dismissed if you have a perfect disciplinary record and ‘exemplary work record’ in your job? The answer is yes. Dunnes Stores dismissed a general assistant, Gerard McVeigh, for something that occurred outside the workplace. McVeigh was charged in the District Court with committing a lewd act-masturbating himself-in the toilets of Marks … Read more
Laid off? Dismissed? An employee has won €10,000 in the Labour Court for unfair dismissal against a jeweller business where the employer claimed the employee was not dismissed but laid off. The employee’s case at the Workplace Relations Commission at first instance had failed. He appealed that decision to the Labour Court. The employee in … Read more