Fears of people ‘listening at doors’ raised in scathing email to OPW about Lansdowne House
WRC chief wrote of ‘sheer despair’ and warned of further controversy over work to repair ‘crumbling’ facade of building
Workplace Relations Commission
Housekeeping staff at dementia care facility set for three-day strike from Monday
Trade union cites lack of progress in regrading 20 staff involved in dispute
Retailer ordered to pay €25,000 to worker with Alzheimer’s left jobless
Manager had noticed ‘deterioration’
‘Are you a member of Sinn Féin?’ Employee says he met with ‘microaggressions’ against Irish language
Food Safety Authority of Ireland HR manager said he was ‘racially harassing people’, he tells WRC
Seamstress who said kids’ fashion school was unsafe wins €1,000 at WRC
She told the tribunal she had her own difficulties with job stress, terms of employment, and interpersonal relations with colleague
Warehouse worker awarded €15,000 over forced retirement after 65
Labour Court found worker had been discriminated against on basis of age after employer lost a contract
Senior manager at disability charity wins record €323,000 for ‘egregious’ whistleblower penalisation
Award against Waterford Intellectual Disability Association more than triple previous record sum
ESB worker too late to pursue claim seeking €42,000 in alleged unpaid overtime, WRC rules
‘The figures claimed by the complainant are exaggerated’, employee relations officer says
Pharmacist dismissed within weeks of disclosing pregnancy secures €50,000 compensation
Award made to plaintiff who lost €100,000-a-year job as supervising pharmacist last year
Veteran HIV charity manager claiming whistleblower penalisation faces disciplinary action
WRC hears of alleged bullying and transphobia
Nurses and university lecturers latest public sector groups to ballot for industrial action
IFUT union says Government allowed recent pay deal to expire ‘without a credible process to replace it’
Sales manager who was told taking parental leave might see him with no job wins €51,000 at WRC
Employee was paid €125,000 a year
Migrant engineer who worked 10-hour days for under minimum wage wins €14,000
Job went ‘beyond engineering functions’ with worker being been tasked with painting, electrical work and plumbing, WRC told
Thousands of applicants for one post: how AI is increasing competition for jobseekers
From recruitment to employee monitoring and complaints, artificial intelligence is changing the workplace
Former employee at Wilson’s Hospital School awarded €7,500 for unfair dismissal
School where teacher Enoch Burke worked has faced employment cases from six former staff over past two years
Lab technician sacked for sleeping in first aid room in ‘lead-contaminated’ uniform
Investigation concluded man ‘actively endangered’ safety of others when he wore lead-contaminated uniform in room
Former Keelings worker loses challenge at WRC to his sacking
Warehouse worker claimed on social media that excessive working hours were a factor in deaths of two colleagues
Unfair dismissal case of former Inland Fisheries Ireland chief adjourned until September
HR staff in State agency believed Francis O’Donnell could return to regional director job after term in top job ended, WRC hears
Inland Fisheries Ireland chief executive had suicidal thoughts, doctor tells tribunal
Specialist tells WRC State fishing agency was unhappy with her findings but did not seek her to change her report
Seamstress treated ‘shabbily’ with forced retirement after 17 years at Cork shop secures €76,000
Workplace Relations Commission adjudicator notes that while facts not contested, liability was denied
Garda whistleblower settles WRC case with State after 2½ years
Senior analyst said she was penalised for testifying to the Oireachtas on errors in official homicide data
Former State agency chief faced disciplinary action after finding he assisted job candidate, WRC told
Ex-Inland Fisheries Ireland boss Francis O’Donnell claims he was unfairly dismissed and penalised after making protected disclosures
State agency chief executive ‘pestered’ personnel boss for assurances on top job, WRC hears
Former Inland Fisheries Ireland boss denies providing then HR head with pre-prepared letter to sign at meeting in car park
Tech worker couldn’t pay heating bills after €150k salary went unpaid for months
Company fails to appear to defend catalogue of missed payments that caused financial hardship and marital difficulties
Worker denied reduced hours after migraine diagnosis wins €20,000 for disability discrimination
Finding that vestibular migraine constituted a disability is legal first in Ireland
Former State agency chief says he contemplated suicide after being isolated by employer
Ex-chief executive of Inland Fisheries Ireland tells Workplace Relations Commission untrue allegations about him were read into Oireachtas record
Workplace trends 2026: Increase in workers ‘unfit’ to attend office, but fit to work from home
‘If you’re not fit to be in a workplace, how are you fit to work from home?’ asks Damien McCarthy of HR Buddy
Accountancy firm claims it forgot about bookkeeper of 45 years after merger
Bookkeeper and receptionist allege ageist discrimination, unfair dismissal and other breaches when MG Business Advisory Services Ltd merged with their employer
Mother of teen sex assault victim wins €2,500 over termination of remote work in legal first
It is the first time a worker has won compensation for not getting four weeks’ notice for the end of a remote work arrangement
New retirement rules come into effect today. How will they affect workers and employers?
Under the new legislation, employees have a right to decline to leave work before age 66
Aer Lingus manager denies disciplinary investigation was a ‘whitewash’
Claim for whistleblower penalisation being pursued in WRC by Airbus pilot Declan McCabe
‘Don’t join Zoom from the beach’: Workers reminded of right to switch off on summer leave
Workplace Relations Committee code of practice acknowledges right not to work outside normal working hours
Salesman who said rumours made him ‘damaged goods’ after ‘no-fault’ firing wins €40,000
Dismissal by international medical devices firm Ambu was unfair, WRC rules
‘Witch hunt’ at WRC after adjudicator used internal data in his employment rights claim, hearing told
Proceedings concluded with decision in due course
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