The Workplace Relations Commission has recommended that a retailer pay €6,000 to a worker who was sacked as a result of the fallout from accidentally spilling a cup of hot pot noodles on a child in a shop. WRC adjudication officer Niamh O’Carroll Kelly found the worker was dismissed from his employment in the absence of any procedures. The manager stated that he spoke to the worker and informed him he was to have all of his breaks in the staff room. The manager reported he experienced a very bad attitude from the worker, so he suspended him for two weeks without pay. Ms O’Carroll Kelly stated that the employer’s handling of the entire matter clearly breached the worker’s right to fair procedures and natural justice.

Source: The Irish Times February 03, 2019 21:33 UTC