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Full coverage: WRC

Project Oasis and a frustrated Middle East deal: SolarWinds’ WRC dispute

A former sales manager at the cybersecurity company’s Irish office, serving the Middle East market, contested his firing but failed in his claim that it was retaliation for whistleblowing.

Jonathan Keane
9th Mar, 2026 - 5 min read

Alex Gerko’s XTX Markets wants its case against Aviva back to square one

The British trading firm has locked horns with Aviva in the Irish courts over alleged discrimination against its Russian founder. The dispute could wind up back at the WRC where it all started.

Jonathan Keane
13th Feb, 2026 - 4 min read

Unpaid wages, frozen funds, and a liquidation move: Inside Digisure’s financial unraveling

Several former staff of Digisure (Ireland) Ltd took workplace relations cases against the company over unpaid wages. The fintech had pledged to backpay wages as held-up funds were released to the company.

Niall Sargent
21st Nov, 2025 - 3 min read

Teagasc and unions enter WRC talks over outsourcing concerns

Union talks are scheduled with the agri-research body over the agency's reliance on contract work at research farms. A recent cost-benefit analysis found that the continued use of contractors “may be difficult to justify financially” going forward.

Niall Sargent
29th Sep, 2025 - 3 min read

Is the Labour Court wrong or are Irish EWCs operating at a disadvantage?

A row over whether the telecoms multinational Verizon should pay €12,000 in expenses to Jean-Philippe Charpentier, the chair of its European Works Council, has blown up into a dispute over an EU directive and collective redress in Ireland.

Francesca Comyn
2nd Jul, 2025 - 6 min read

“We will make everything right”: Fintech vows to back pay staff

There are several live WRC cases taken by former Digisure (Ireland) Ltd staff who claim they were not paid wages for six months last year. The fintech’s founder told the commission last Friday that it intends to make everyone whole in the coming weeks as held-up funds are released to the company.

Niall Sargent
13th May, 2025 - 4 min read

High Court overturns Labour Court ruling on compensation for former Debenhams workers

The High Court has reversed a Labour Court decision in favour of a former employee at Debenhams, a move that has implications for a further 800 former workers. The move comes following a successful appeal by the company’s liquidators.

Ian Kehoe
7th Mar, 2025 - 3 min read

Latest WRC ruling against failed fintech brings unpaid wage orders to €270k

Ghina Kamal is the ninth former staff member to win a workplace relations case against Layer Digital Solutions. The company failed to pay staff and contractors in multiple counties for several months last year before abruptly making them redundant as funds ran out.

Niall Sargent
30th Oct, 2024 - 2 min read

“That’s a big amount to me”: Former worker seeks €15,000 in unpaid wages from troubled fintech

Felicia Kiruba Rajasingh is the seventh former staff member to take a WRC case against Layer Digital Solutions Ltd. Orders against the fintech for unpaid wages stand at €150,000.

Niall Sargent
26th Mar, 2024 - 3 min read

Unpaid wages, multiple layoffs and funding issues: Problems emerge at rising fintech

Layer Digital Solutions failed to pay staff in Ireland and Lebanon for several months last year before letting many go abruptly. What has gone wrong at the promising start-up?

Niall Sargent
11th Mar, 2024 - 6 min read
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