WRC Finds that Dismissal of Airport Senior Executive Arrested for Theft Was Fair

In Gerard Carey v DAA plc Dublin Airport Authority (ADJ-00048839), the Workplace Relations Commission (the “WRC”) found that a senior executive at Dublin Airport Authority who was arrested for theft, was not unfairly dismissed by his employer. The Adjudicator, Michael McEntee, found that the Complainant’s claim under section 8 of the Unfair Dismissals Act, 1977 was not successfully made out as the relationship of trust and confidence had irreparably broken down and an extensive and fair process had taken place.

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