Worker who left job after firm refused her remote working plea wins compensation
A solicitor said the case against the university-based firm could be the first of many to appear before the Workplace Relations Commission
The employer rejected a proposal from the three office workers that two could work remotely at any one time in response to the risk posed by Covid-19.
Tue, 26 Jan, 2021 - 12:55
Gordon Deegan
An office-based worker here had no option but to resign from her job during the first Covid-19 lockdown after her employer rejected her plea to work remotely from home.
That is according to Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Adjudication Officer, Kevin Baneham, who has ordered the employer to pay the Operations Co-Ordinator €3,712 compensation for her unfair dismissal on May 12 last.
Woman had to resign after she was denied remote work
Updated / Tuesday, 26 Jan 2021
20:50
The WRC s Adjudication Officer has ordered an employer to pay a former worker €3,712 compensation for her unfair dismissal earlier this year
An office-based worker had no option but to resign from her job during the first Covid-19 lockdown after her employer rejected her plea to work remotely from home, according to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).
WRC Adjudication Officer Kevin Baneham has ordered the employer pay the operations coordinator €3,712 compensation for her unfair dismissal on 12 May.
In an email to her employer, a university-based Facilities Management Service Provider, the worker stated that her employer s refusal to accept the remote working proposal has increased the infection risk with Covid-19 for all three operations coordinators .
Employer ordered to pay worker €3,712 after rejecting Covid-19 remote working proposal
The case was heard before the Workplace Relations Commission. By Gordon Deegan Tuesday 26 Jan 2021, 1:43 PM Jan 26th 2021, 1:43 PM 40,661 Views 0 Comments
Image: Shutterstock/Undrey
Image: Shutterstock/Undrey
AN OFFICE-BASED worker here had no option but to resign from her job during the first Covid-19 lockdown after her employer rejected her plea to work remotely from home.
That is according to Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Adjudication Officer, Kevin Baneham who has ordered the employer pay the operations coordinator €3,712 compensation for her unfair dismissal on 12 May last.
Today, employment law expert, Richard Grogan described the WRC ruling as “a wake-up call” for employers.
According to the
BBC, Suchavadee Foley was trying to order a matcha tea latte on Jan. 12, 2020, when the employee drew a smiley face with slanty eyes on the cup instead of writing her name.
Ireland s Workplace Relations Commission found that Foley was racially harassed and ordered Atercin Liffey Unlimited which trades as Starbucks Tallaght to pay her €12,000 (S$19,268).
Drawing made her uncomfortable and nervous
The Irish Times reported adjudication officer Kevin Baneham as saying that the drawing made a clear reference to race, and was offensive and unimaginative .
Baneham said that Foley had been spelling out her name while putting in her order.
A Starbucks café in Dublin has been ordered to pay €12,000 to an Irish woman with Thai heritage after an employee drew “slanty” eyes on the customer’s cup.The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC)