This recent case of A Nurse v A Hospital concerned the dismissal of a nurse who was employed in a specialist long term unit. It was alleged that an elderly vulnerable resident was left unsupervised in an unsuitable chair and restrained there and that this was a breach of the [...]
Useful unfair dismissal decision re arguments of procedural unfairness, right to legal representation etc. Complainant was employed by respondent's Special Compliance Branch and involved in sale of cigarettes from Poland on Facebook which had no duty paid https://www.workplacerelations.ie/en/search/?decisions=1&from=14/05/2019&to=17/06/2019
In the case of Mc Kayed v Forbidden City Limited t/a translations.ie [2016 IEHC 722] the issue arose as to whether or not the plaintiff was an employee of the defendant in the context of a potential claim under the Unfair Dismissal Acts 1977 (as amended). The judgement of Ms [...]
Justice O'Neill delivered the recent judgement in Ruffley -v- Board of Management St. Anne's School [2014 IEHC 235] on the 9th day of May 2014. This case concerned bullying and harassment and a full copy of the judgement is available here. Background The plaintiff in this case claimed damages for [...]
The recent case of John Wilson v Superintenddent Sean Farrell, Chief Superintendent Patrick McGee, the Commissioner of an Garda Siochana Ireland has attracted a lot of media attention since the whistleblowing controversy hit the media. The judgement of Justice O'Malley was delivered by the High Court on 11th April, 2014 [...]
Many employees may be confused as to the date of dismissal for the purposes of the Unfair Dismissal Acts where they have been given the right of appeal in relation to a decision to dismiss. In Michael Gaboor v NYD Limited UD 2436/11, MN2435/11, RP2968/11 and WT 973/11 the Tribunal [...]
In the recent case of Brendan O'Callaghan v Dunnes Stores UD 54/2012, MN 25/2012, WT 14/2012 the Employment Appeals Tribunal ruled that it could not be said that "having the investigation and disciplinary hearings conducted by the same person was a flawed and unfair procedure". Background The claimant commenced employment [...]
In the recent High Court decision of Hartnett -v- Advance Tyre Company Limited t/a Advance Pitstop [2013] IEHC 615 published on 19th December 2013 on the courts website, Justice Ryan in the High Court had to consider an application for an injunction to set aside the purported dismissal of the [...]
In the latest series of Employment Appeals Tribunal determinations from December, we look at finding of unfair dismissal where the respondent employer failed to carry out a proper workplace investigation. Background In the case of Rachel Bermingham v Marks and Spencer Ireland UD 601/2011, MN 639/2011 the claimant was duty [...]
The recent case of Salma Ayouby v Marks & Spencers Ireland Limited UD 731/2012 illustrates the importance of proper and fair procedure when terminating employment. Here an employee was dismissed for gross misconduct who had overpaid a customer in a transaction involving a gift card and credit voucher. It is [...]
The recent case of Byrne v Irish Sports Council [2013] IEHC 438 concerned the issue of whether the Sports Council had acted ultra vires in respect of the appointment of a third party to investigate allegations against a Council member. Background The applicant was well known in sports including recently [...]
The case of Kelly -v- Board of Management of St Joseph's National School, Valleymount, Co Wicklow [2013] IEHC 392 concerned an application for judicial review and dealt with a series of issues including disciplinary processes and appeals procedures. Background The applicant in this case was the principal of St. Joseph's [...]
Many of the decisions reported by the Employment Appeals Tribunal result in findings of unfair dismissal and we thought for a change we would post a decision which found in favour of the employer. In the case of Willie Callaghan v Enable Ireland Disability Services Limited UD 355/2012 the claimant [...]
The recent High Court case of Purdy v Commissioner of An Garda Siochana [2013] IEHC 141 (High Court, Kearns J, 11 April 2013) concerned proceedings arising from a decision of An Garda Siochana in October, 2012 to dismiss the applicant from his position as clerical officer in An Garda Síochána. Summary The applicant in [...]
In the recent case of An Employee v An Employer UD 510/2011, the Claimant alleged that he had been unfairly dismissed as a result of breaching a restrictive covenant in his contract of employment. Background In this case the Claimant was employed as a leisure centre manager from October 2008 to [...]