Joanne Fitzpatrick v Apple Distribution International Ltd. [2023]
Decision Number: ADJ-00033265 Legal Body: Workplace Relations Commission
Published on: 20/09/2023
Issues Covered:
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Paul D Maier BL Barrister
Paul D Maier BL Barrister
Paul maier

Paul D Maier is a barrister specialising in the law of work, labour, and employment. Based in Dublin, Ireland, he is a member of the Law Library, having been called to the Bar in 2022.

Paul represents both employers and employees at all levels of the Courts, as well as before the Labour Court and the Workplace Relations Commission. He is a qualified arbitrator and is frequently commissioned to lead independent investigations and disciplinary procedures for organisations. Additionally, he is regularly engaged to provide legal advice and opinions on employment law and related matters.

Paul serves as the Editor of the Irish Employment Law Journal and Employment Law Report, and he is the Treasurer of the Employment Bar Association.

Background

Background:

The Complainant was employed as a Customer Relations Advisor with the Respondent from 9 October 2017 to the date of her resignation and alleged constructive dismissal on 30 April 2021, for which the Complainant gave 30 days' notice. The Complainant claimed that two incidents at work and an unsatisfactory grievance procedure arising from the second incident created an environment which entitled the Complainant to resign and claim constructive dismissal.

The Respondent claimed the Complainant resigned her employment without exhausting or fully utilising the Respondent’s internal grievance procedure and did not provide the Respondent enough time to implement the recommendations that arose from the outcome report of that grievance procedure. The outcome report upheld the Complainant’s grievances and made

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