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: Megan Kenny
Respondent: Simon Community (Midlands) CLG
WRC awarded employee €10,000 as compensation for breaches of annual leave and the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 (OWTA)
The Complainant worked for the Respondent, a social care organisation providing support to vulnerable individuals, from June 2016 until November 2023. She was promoted in 2020 and took on additional responsibilities, increasing her hours to 48 per week. However, due to staff shortages and an agreement with another social care organisation, she regularly worked beyond this limit, sometimes up to 56 hours per week. She claimed this overwork led to her ill health and eventual resignation. Regarding her claim for unpaid annual leave, she stated that management allowed her to
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