The Complainant was employed as the Operations Director for the Respondent and had been employed by the Respondent for 26 years. The Complainant had a close personal relationship with Mr C, the owner and knew him for about 31 years and he was the godfather of the Complainant’s only daughter.

This high award by the WRC highlights the importance of following fair procedures when terminating an employee but it also gives a value to offering outsource training to employees at the time of termination.

https://aocsolicitors.ie/e104000-awarded-to-employee-for-unfair-dismissal-due-to-employers-conduct/