HR’s Control of the Process Removed Its Independence – Labour Court Increases WRC Award by over €10,000

In the recent decision of the Labour Court in the case of Frederick Hobson v Praxis Care, UDD2172 the Labour Court was so critical of the Respondent not subjecting the other employee involved in the incident to investigation or disciplinary process and its failure to facilitate an independent process, that it increased the award from €20,000 to €31,868.37.

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