Healy O'Connor

Unfair Dismissal and Fair Procedures

I just got back another favourable determination from the Employment Appeals Tribunal. We acted for the claimant in a case where he was summarily dismissed from his job as a Barman. The company did not adopt fair procedures in firing him. Any company that does not adopt fair procedures or have suitable employment policies in […]

Unfair Dismissal and Insolvent Companies

I was involved in a case against an insolvent company. The liquidators arrived at the Employment Appeals Hearing without a company representative. In those circumstances they sought an adjournment which we successfully fought.  We have now just found out we were successful and our client has been awarded redundancy against the insolvent company. We will now pursue the […]