An office-based worker here had no option but to resign from her job during the first Covid-19 lockdown after her employer rejected her plea to work remotely from home.
That is according to Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Adjudication Officer Kevin Baneham. He has ordered the employer pay the operations co-ordinator €3,712 compensation for her unfair dismissal on May 12.
Employment law expert Richard Grogan described the WRC ruling as "a wake-up call" for employers. Mr Grogan was not involved in the case.
But he stated that "the amount of compensation isn't high as the worker got new a new job within a short space of time, but the findings are important as it is the first ruling that the WRC has made concerning a Covid-19 related