A former chief executive of County Tipperary Chamber of Commerce who was fired after posting a “political” comment on its social media account which also appeared in a local newspaper has been awarded €20,000.
The Workplace Relations Commission ruled that the dismissal of David Shanahan was “substantially and procedurally unfair”, while the sanction was “disproportionate.”
WRC adjudicator Ewa Sobanska said the decision to dismiss Mr Shanahan was “not within the range of reasonable responses of a reasonable employer.”
