Worker awarded €10500 after she was sacked over 'hate speech' Facebook post – The Irish Times

A worker who was sacked because her bosses believed a Facebook post they linked to her had criticised Ukrainian refugees for leaving the war zone and was “hate speech” has won over €10,500 for unfair dismissal.Irene Glynn said her employer, the Carlow Dental Centre, gave her no opportunity to defend herself before sacking her. She also submitted that her account “could have been hacked for all the respondent knew” – adding that what a member of the public saw and reported “may not have been a posting” she made.The Workplace Relations Commission found the Carlow Dental Centre had had failed to investigate the allegation against Ms Glynn and that the matter could perhaps have merited a warning, but not dismissal.The tribunal upheld Ms Glynn’s complaint under the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977 against Carlow Dental Centre in a decision published this morning, as well as awarding her statutory notice pay under the Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Act, 1973.[ Civil servant awarded €10,000 for disability discrimination after department made ‘obvious error’ ]“Ireland is on its knees; Irish working people can’t afford heating or food, yet refugees think it’s a free-for-all. Stay, fight for your country; our grandparents fought against the English, do
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