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Employment — WRC Complaint

We check eligibility and the WRC time limit, then draft a grounded complaint outline for the Workplace Relations Commission — with every legal point cited to statute.

The complaint
Employee (complainant)
Employer (respondent)
Employment details

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Employment / WRC — your process

Most employment-rights disputes are decided by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), not the courts. Here is the route and the deadlines that matter.

  1. 1

    Check you're eligible

    52 weeks

    An ordinary unfair-dismissal claim needs at least 52 weeks' continuous service. Some dismissals are 'automatically unfair' (e.g. pregnancy, trade-union activity) with no service requirement. (Unfair Dismissals Act 1977, s.2 & s.6)

  2. 2

    Mind the time limit

    6 months

    A WRC complaint must be lodged within 6 months of the dismissal or the unlawful deduction — extendable to 12 months only if you can show reasonable cause for the delay. Missing it can end the claim. (Workplace Relations Act 2015, s.41)

  3. 3

    Lodge your complaint with the WRC

    WRC

    Unfair dismissal and unpaid-wages complaints are decided by an Adjudication Officer at the WRC, not a court. You complete the WRC complaint form — this tool helps you prepare it and set out the grounds.

  4. 4

    Redress if you succeed

    For unfair dismissal, the Adjudication Officer may order compensation (capped at 104 weeks' pay), reinstatement or re-engagement. (Unfair Dismissals Act 1977, s.7)

General information from Irish employment statute — not legal advice. The deadlines turn on your exact dates, so confirm them, and consider a solicitor for a contested claim. More at workplacerelations.ie.