Boots Held Vicariously Liable for Security Guard’s Discrimination Against Roma Woman

Claudia Tanase, a Roma woman represented by FLAC, has been awarded €800 by the Workplace Relations Commission after an adjudicator found she was unlawfully discriminated against by a security guard at a Boots store on Dublin’s Henry Street on 3 October 2024. The Henry Street Incident and WRC Findings Ms Tanase visited the Boots pharmacy … Read more

Indian IT Senior Manager Denies Company Lied

According to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), HCL Ireland Information Systems Ltd denied misleading a client regarding an Irish employee’s project role, attributing the dispute to standard client-positioning strategies during enterprise resource planning rollouts. HCL Management Denies Misleading Client Over Project Roles Ram Samant, an associate vice-president at HCL, stated during a WRC hearing that … Read more

WRC Rules Garda Injured on Duty Was Denied Proper Sick Pay

An Garda Síochána arbitrarily refused to pay full sick leave entitlements to an on-duty garda who suffered a torn calf muscle, according to a ruling by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). The labor watchdog found that “no proper procedures” were used by the police service in handling the female officer’s case, marking the second such … Read more