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The claim was ruled 'not well founded' by the Workplace Relations Commission

Shop cleared of discrimination over €68 payment in coins

A supermarket has been cleared of discriminating against two children who were asked by a cashier if they had "anything larger" when they tried to pay for €68 worth of groceries with 10c and 20c coins.

Business • 20 Jun

Ellie Dunne, 24, had joined NCAD's fine arts degree as a mature student

32% of NCAD students have self-declared additional needs

Almost a third of students at the National College of Art and Design have self-declared additional needs of some description, a senior administrator has told an equality tribunal.

Business • 20 Jun

An adjudicator has found Mr Boodhun's dismissal on 4 July 2023 was "procedurally unfair".

Bar manager wins €8,000 for unfair dismissal

A bar manager who denied accusations that he was "defrauding" the patrons of a Dublin hotel by tacking on a 10% service charge to tables that weren't meant to pay it has won €8,000 for unfair dismissal.

Business • 19 Jun

Three days have been set aside to hear Elon Musk's X appeal against a ruling that it must pay out an Irish record unfair dismissal award of €550,131 to a former executive.

Labour Court sets aside three days for X appeal on payout

The Labour Court has set aside three days at the end of next month to hear Elon Musk's X appeal against a ruling that it must pay out an Irish record unfair dismissal award of €550,131 to a former executive.

Business • 17 Jun

The claim for constructive dismissal was rejected by the tribunal

eBay worker loses constructive dismissal claim

An eBay customer support agent who quit after being written up for failing to explain four minutes of inactivity on his computer to his manager's satisfaction has lost his claim for constructive dismissal.

Business • 27 May

The case had been listed for hearing at 9.30am on Wednesday 30 April last at Lansdowne House in Dublin 4

Worker has WRC claims thrown out after she turned up late

The Workplace Relations Commission has thrown out multiple employment rights claims by a worker at a community probation service because she turned up half an hour late for her hearing before an adjudication officer last month.

Business • 22 May

The worker, Carenin Rosa De Oliveira, quit her job at Karen's Diner on O'Connell Street in Dublin after going six months without receiving her share of the money

Karen's Diner management admits money "owed" to worker

An ex-employee of theme restaurant Karen's Diner, which sells itself on the performance of rude service, has secured a Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) ruling that she is due hundreds of euro in unpaid tips, in the third such decision against the chain.

Business • 20 May

The CEO of a veterinary business has told the WRC that he has 'never heard of a veterinary surgeon on the dole'

Firm shouldn't be held liable for losses after sacking

The chief executive of a veterinary business has told a tribunal that he has "never heard of a veterinary surgeon on the dole", with lawyers arguing that the firm's unfairly dismissed former clinical director was choosing new jobs that suited her desire to work and give childcare to her daughter.

Business • 20 May

The claimant is a beneficiary of the Disability Toll Exemption Scheme, which allows adapted vehicles for disabled drivers use toll roads for free

Disabled driver loses claim over delay at toll bridge

A disabled driver who made a statutory complaint over being held up for less than two minutes when a toll bridge camera misread his car's number plate has lost his discrimination claim.

Business • 16 May

Forenaghts Stud Farm Ltd in Naas, Co Kildare has been ordered by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) to pay over €18,000 to Rebecca Conlon and her daughter Rachel O'Reilly.

Stable hands fired by stud farm win four months' wages

Two stable hands fired by a well-known stud farm after they got into a row with a manager over a plan to euthanise two horses have won four months' wages each for unfair dismissal.

Business • 14 May

Keelings Logistics Solutions had sought a private hearing at the WRC into claims by a former worker at the firm

Keelings fails in bid to have claim heard in private

The Keelings fruit and vegetable group has failed in an attempt to have allegations of whistleblower penalisation and multiple employment rights breaches by a former employee heard entirely behind closed doors.

Business • 07 May

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) rejected the veteran SIPTU official's case in a 76-page decision document

WRC rejects penalisation claims by veteran SIPTU official

A veteran SIPTU official who claimed she was penalised for blowing the whistle on alleged wrongdoing at a senior level in the organisation has lost her case at the Workplace Relations Commission.

Business • 07 May

The WRC made the award solely for Saleforce's failure to respond in time to a formal request for a remote work arrangement after the worker was told last year that he was required back in the office three to four times a week

Salesforce to pay €1k over delay in response to commute

A recruiter at Salesforce who moved to the west of Ireland with his family under a remote work arrangement - only to be ordered back to an office 275km away after less than a year - is the first person to win compensation for a breach of legislation which came into force last year.

Business • 06 May

The deal includes a 9.25% pay increase for up to 40,000 workers backdated to October 2024 with phased increases in 2025 and 2026.

SIPTU, Fórsa back community and voluntary sector pay deal

Members of SIPTU and Fórsa have voted to accept a pay deal for community and voluntary sector workers that was agreed at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in March.

Business • 01 May

The claimant, Chinese national Xiaofeng Gao (41), is seeking back pay and compensation for multiple alleged breaches of his employment rights.

Takeaway boss accused of exploiting migrant worker

A takeaway boss has been accused of "violating and exploiting" a migrant worker for two years by putting him to work for up to 73 hours a week and docking tens of thousands of euro from his wages to pay off €30,000 in alleged "recruitment fees", the WRC has heard.

Business • 01 May

The bulk of the sum, €93,362 was awarded by the WRC for the woman's losses from dismissal after she gave evidence that the businessman cut off her pay and had her company car towed after he left the family home in 2023

Woman sacked by alleged sex addict businessman wins €100k

The partner of an allegedly sex-addicted businessman who sacked her as his company secretary after she confronted him about using a gay dating app and an escort website while on a family holiday has been awarded nearly €100,000 by an employment tribunal.

Business • 30 Apr

The WRC's annual report for last year - published today - shows that successful prosecutions were up 27% on 2023

WRC helped recover €2m in unpaid wages last year

The Workplace Relations Commission carried out 5,156 inspections in 2024 with €2.15m recovered in unpaid wages.

Business • 24 Apr

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudicator Michael McEntee has deemed the remote working complaint by the TikTok worker as 'not properly founded'

WRC throws out TikTok worker's remote working complaint

A State workplace watchdog has thrown out a worker's claim that the Irish arm of social media giant TikTok has not treated an employee's request for remote working in a lawful manner.

Business • 22 Apr

Staff at fintech firm Digisure believe the company's officers got locked out of its bank accounts

Staff at fintech went unpaid for 6 months, WRC told

A software developer who drained his savings and resorted to selling his photography equipment to cover his rent after going without his salary for six months has secured an order for €46,664 in back pay.

Business • 17 Apr

The main issue in dispute at the hearing was the extent to which the club could be held liable for Mr Connolly's losses should the WRC rule in his favour.

Ex-Dundalk FC exec wins almost €17k for unfair dismissal

A football club executive who ended up working shifts in a factory after being "very publicly" dismissed last year has won nearly €17,000 in compensation.

Business • 17 Apr

The worker, Ruslan Rybak, was serving in the Ukrainian military at the time of his most recent hearing

Ukrainian gives evidence from 'battlefield' in WRC case

A Ukrainian trucker who made court history by giving evidence at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) remotely from an "active battlefield" has won €3,500 for unfair dismissal and other employment rights breaches.

Business • 17 Apr

A casino worker has won over €3,000 after his employer unfairly dismissed him, having decided he aided a gambler who managed to double his winnings because of a slot machine software glitch

Casino worker awarded €3,000 after unfair dismissal

A casino worker has been awarded over €3,000 after his employer unfairly dismissed him, having decided he aided a gambler who managed to double his winnings because of a slot machine software glitch.

Business • 17 Apr

A HR firm has failed to get a pay discrimination claim thrown out by the WRC after being accused of giving men 'preferential treatment' in its sales department

HR firm fails to get pay discrimination claim thrown out

A human resources company has failed to get a pay discrimination claim thrown out by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) after being accused of giving men "preferential treatment" in its sales department.

Business • 14 Apr

The WRC made the award to Maria Inmaculada De La Torre Ruiz.

Accountant secures €145,000 for unfair dismissal

An accountant has secured over €145,000 in the largest award for unfair dismissal so far this year because the "refusal" of her former employer to give a reason for getting rid of her dealt "a severe blow to her future job prospects".

Business • 11 Apr

An eBay worker who quit after being written up for failing to explain 4 minutes of inactivity on his computer to his manager's satisfaction has claimed he was being "punished" for earlier workplace complaints.

eBay worker says he was forced to quit after reprimand

An eBay customer support agent who quit after being written up for failing to explain four minutes of inactivity on his computer to his manager's satisfaction has claimed he was being "punished" for earlier workplace complaints.

Business • 11 Apr