# Workplace Relations Commission
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WRC
Former Fine Gael party secretary to take claim over being forced to retire at 65
28 Feb 2022
30.6k
WRC
Firm to pay €40k to man dismissed for sending 'inappropriate' Family Guy message to colleague
23 Jan 2022
83.5k
Discrimination
Organic farm ordered to pay €8,000 in compensation after telling HIV-positive man to leave farm
13 Dec 2021
63.2k
water workers
Talks to resume next month on transfer of local authority staff to Irish Water
22 Sep 2021
16.2k
27
compensation
Sport firm dismisses credit controller after Covid childcare issue in remote working row
13 Aug 2021
35.7k
compensation
DCU told to pay €27,500 for victimising former employee who made sexual harassment complaint
31 May 2021
30.8k
Hyde and Seek
Creche which featured in Prime Time exposé appeals order to pay €12,800 to whistleblower
19 May 2021
21.3k
Unfair Dismissal
Firm ordered to pay €10,000 to worker made redundant during first Covid-19 lockdown
25 Mar 2021
43.6k
transdev
Unfair dismissal claim fails after Luas operator fired inspector who knelt on passenger's legs for 10 minutes
16 Mar 2021
55.2k
22
Passports
Department of Foreign Affairs dismisses worker for issuing fraudulent passports after five-year paid suspension
19 Feb 2021
52.4k
WRC
Employer ordered to pay worker €3,712 after rejecting Covid-19 remote working proposal
26 Jan 2021
41.2k
WRC
Dublin Starbucks outlet ordered to pay €12k to customer after employee drew 'slanty' eyes on cup
19 Jan 2021
39.1k
Discrimination
WRC finds Dublin school discriminated against Catholic girl by favouring Church of Ireland students
24 Dec 2020
30.6k
WRC
Man loses claim for unfair dismissal after sacking for sexual assault of colleague at Christmas party is upheld
19 Nov 2020
53.7k
The Banks
Union seeks 'urgent' WRC intervention over Bank of Ireland's plan to cut workforce by 1,400
19 Aug 2020
13.1k
9
direct provision
Ban on learner driver permits for asylum seekers not discrimination, court rules
30 Jul 2020
32.0k
49
Workplace Relations Commission
Quadriplegic passenger awarded €10,000 after airline stopped him travelling in business class
23 Jul 2020
35.1k
WRC
'She was left vulnerable': 64-year-old woman awarded €10,000 after being fired over age and illness
26 Jun 2020
29.2k
return to work
Covid-19: Employment law expert warns of deluge of back-to-work disputes after shutdown
12 May 2020
41.1k
27
Dismissal
Trainee hairdresser awarded €5,600 after claiming she was dismissed because of her pregnancy
12 May 2020
22.5k
Workplace Relations
Major retailer ordered to pay €15,000 to manager unfairly dismissed for hugging staff
19 Feb 2020
52.4k
Searches
Four people charged under immigration legislation after employees found to be working without permits
17 Feb 2020
82.5k
Harassment
Gay man described as 'f****t' by colleague awarded €27k over being harassed in workplace
21 Jan 2020
44.3k
WRC
Pakistani asylum seeker was 'indirectly discriminated' against when refused a learner driving licence
16 Jan 2020
27.4k
10
discrimination case
Civil servant who used a shed as a place to express for breastfeeding at work awarded €3k
3 Jan 2020
24.6k
WRC
Workplace Relations Commission complaints rise 44% as typical case length now exceeds 8 months
30 Dec 2019
9.4k
5
compensation
HSE to pay €30,000 to nurses over 'stress caused' by delay in publishing report into bullying claims
23 Dec 2019
31.9k
WRC
Senior executive awarded €7k after being sacked over 'very offensive' WhatsApp messages
20 Dec 2019
43.1k
WRC
Paramedic awarded €5k after being fired over allegedly threatening workmates for 'grassing him up' over sick leave
19 Dec 2019
46.2k
WRC
Hotel ordered to pay €5k over cancelling Holy Communion booking for members of Traveller family
18 Dec 2019
35.9k
fashion company
Woman whose CEO hacked into her phone and downloaded intimate photos awarded €94k
9 Dec 2019
50.9k
21st Century workplace
Maternity-related complaints made to the workplace watchdog have almost doubled
24 Oct 2019
591
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WRC
Firm ordered to pay €30,000 to woman after chef 'sexually harassed her and pinched her bottom'
14 Oct 2019
25.1k
WRC
Landlord fined €12,000 for refusing to accept rent allowance from Latvian woman
9 Oct 2019
34.7k
Employment dispute
Nursing home manager sacked after sharing images of dead resident on Facebook
7 Oct 2019
72.1k