Case No. 1137Unfair dismissal (civil employment matter) · 30 Jan 2024
Financial services manager awarded €22,500 for unfair dismissal after sending explicit messages from colleagues' phones
A financial services operations manager was awarded €22,500 in compensation by the Workplace Relations Commission after being dismissed for sending sexually explicit messages from two female colleagues' phones, with the WRC ruling the dismissal procedures were flawed and the finding of 'highly severe sexual harassment' was excessive and not proportional.
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- Arrestednot reported
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- In court15 Aug
- Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
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- whatThe manager sent a sexually explicit WhatsApp message from Employee A's phone to her husband (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe manager was suspended after a meeting on 6 February 2024 following a formal complaint (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe manager admitted sending the messages as a joke (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe WRC awarded €22,500 in compensation for unfair dismissal (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe manager suffered €74,500 in lost earnings over the two years following his dismissal (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe incident with Employee A occurred on 30 January 2024 (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe WRC ruled the identities of the parties should not be disclosed (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe WRC limited compensation to 30% of total lost earnings as the manager contributed significantly to the dismissal (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 15 Aug2025Man sent sexually explicit messages from colleagues' phones - but he gets compo
WRC adjudication ruling on unfair dismissal claim; compensation limited to 30% of lost earnings as the manager contributed to the decision to dismiss him.
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