The employee in this case was 68 years of age when his employment was terminated on the grounds of age. James Spencer claimed there was no compulsory retirement in the workplace, and others had been permitted to work past the age of 68. The employer claimed there was a company retirement age of 66. The … Read more
This WRC case between Kieran Murray and Sherry Garden Rooms Limited is an interesting one. There are two significant decisions made by the adjudicator in arriving at the calculation of the employee’s financial loss. One has to do with the statutory redundancy lump sum received by the employee on termination of employment; the other is … Read more
Who would be an employer? A construction worker who broke a colleague’s nose in a fight has just won an unfair dismissal claim against the employer. The amount of money awarded was relatively small: €966. But if paying this money sticks in the craw of the employer, Derek Daly Construction Limited, I can understand. The … Read more
Last week threw up some eye watering unfair dismissal decisions being reported in the media. A man was awarded a total of €88,200 for unfair dismissal in a dispute concerning a phone bill which indicated the employee was in Germany on Christmas Eve, 2018. The employee had requested leave for that date but his request … Read more
Sarah Clancy was dismissed for gross misconduct. She was found to have been using customer loyalty cards for her own benefit. The amount concerned, however, was small: €5.65. The employer fired her for gross misconduct and on the grounds that it had lost trust and confidence in her. Her legal team argued that the employer … Read more