The Bar of Ireland
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Patrick's legal education is robust, beginning with a BCL Law Degree from University College Cork (2012-2016), followed by an LL.M in Business Law from the same institution (2016-2017), and culminating in a Barrister-at-Law Degree from The Honorable Society of King’s Inns in Dublin (2019-2021). He has extensive experience on the South-West Circuit, handling Civil, Family, and Criminal Law cases, as well as advising the Citizen Advice Service. He has worked as an employment consultant, dealing with workplace investigations and bankruptcy procedures.
Complainant: Geraldine Baxter
Respondent: Little Sisters of The Poor
The WRC awarded 2 year’s compensation (€65,520) for unfair dismissal following a flawed disciplinary process.
The Complainant began working for the Respondent in April 2008 as a Payroll Administrator and was later promoted to HR Manager in 2016. She worked four days per week while retaining her contractual entitlement to 20 days of annual leave. Her working from home arrangements had been informally agreed upon and practiced for years. In 2022, a new Director of Nursing introduced changes to workplace policies, prompting an investigation into the Complainant’s timekeeping and leave records. The investigation process was flawed, lacking transparency and procedural fairness. The Complainant was not informed of her right
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