The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has upheld a claim for sexual harassment and ordered a beauty salon to pay €25,000 in compensation to its former employee. The full decision can be found on the WRC website reference: ADJ-00025776. What happened? The complainant was at a staff event organised by the company in the local pub. [...]
While it is unlikely that companies will be holding traditional Christmas functions this year, some may hold them early next year and in the mean time zoom parties may still give rise to many of the HR issues that can cost your company a lot of money. In our experience, the biggest complaint that arises [...]
A fashion company chief executive hacked into a female colleague’s phone and downloaded intimate photos of her, an unfair dismissal case has heard. Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) adjudication officer Kevin Baneham noted the “odious” hacking as he ordered the unnamed company to pay the woman €65,000 in compensation over persistent sexual harassment by the chief executive. He [...]