Female van driver unfairly dismissed, WRC rules

A woman who worked as a van driver for Pat The Baker and claimed to have been spoken to “like s***” and “treated like an animal” by a third-party shop manager was unfairly dismissed from her position, the Workplace Relations Commission has decided.

In her decision, WRC adjudicating officer Emer O’Shea said the subsequent offer to reconsider, made to the claimant, was withdrawn and she was dismissed unfairly.Central banks a proven weapon in fight against rising pricesIn her complaint to the WRC, Ms Groarke submitted she arrived at a premises on November 11th, 2023, to find another company’s produce on the shelf she had been using since she commenced employment.

The respondent, Pat The Baker, submitted that there was no jurisdiction to hear the complaint, as the claimant did not have the requisite one-year service at the time of the resignation. The respondent submitted that no dismissal had taken place and that the claimant resigned of her own volition. The manager requested that the claimant work out her notice period. However, Ms Groarke said: “I’ve quit, not handed in my notice”. The manager responded: “So, that is that, you have finished as of today?” with Ms Groarke replying: “yes”.

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