Labour Court Finds Redundancy To Be An Unfair Dismissal Decision As No Meaningful Effort To Consider Alternative Options

This was an appeal by the Respondent, Cuan Tamhnaigh Teoranta, to the Labour Court of a Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) decision in which the Adjudication Officer found that the Complainant, Mr Declan McShane, had been unfairly dismissed from his employment with the Respondent. The Adjudication Officer awarded the Complainant €12,000 in compensation… read more