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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.
Employer’s unlawful probation extension resulted in compensation award.
The Complainant stated that she commenced employment in April 2024 and secured promotion to Line Leader. Her new contract took effect in January 2025 and included six months’ probation. She maintained that probation expired in July 2025 without any formal review, despite the contractual requirement for documented assessments. Approximately two weeks beforehand, she raised the approaching expiry with her Team Lead and understood that she would successfully complete probation and receive a pay increase. She said no performance concerns had been communicated before expiry. In July 2025, she attended a meeting without advance notice of its purpose and learned that probation had been extended by three months. She disputed the
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