The Complainant commenced her employment as a General Manager with the Respondent in February 2018. The Complainant states that she handed her resignation into the Board of Management as she was getting no support from them. The Complainant also brought another complaint under the Organisation of Working Time Act.

The Complainant described a difficult relationship with the Financial Officer.  By February 2019, the situation with this individual was such that the Complainant sought intervention from the board and to this end set out a comprehensive complaint against the Finance and Office Co-Ordinator.  She made it quite clear that her position going forward would be untenable if the issues remained unresolved. The Complainant was then informed that she could no longer sit at Board meetings. She was then presented with her Contract of Employment for re-newel which she signed without realising or being told that it was not for the expected twelve-month period but was for a two-month period.

When the Complainant submitted her resignation in June 2019, she was advised that there was no notice period to work out or be paid for as her Contract of Employment was due to end anyway. The Complainant was accused of looking for “free money” in this regard. In the circumstances the Complainant was therefore not allowed to work her way out of this job in an orderly and dignified manner.

The Adjudication Officer was satisfied that the Complainant tendered her resignation by reason of the conduct of the Employer and she was therefore Unfairly Dismissed. Accordingly, the Complainant was awarded the sum of €25,000.00 compensation for six months loss of earnings.
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