The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has ordered the company that operates League of Ireland club Dundalk FC to pay club legend Brian Gartland €52,629 for his unfair dismissal
Dundalk FC's operating company has been instructed to pay €52,629 to Brian Gartland, a five-time League winner with the club, for unfair dismissal. The Workplace Relations Commission has ordered Dundalk Town FC Ltd to pay Mr Gartland €64,434 in relation to three separate workplace breaches.
Stokes noted in his judgement that "there is no evidence whatsoever that the employer was taking an employment-related decision". He added, "No reason for the dismissal was ever provided, no procedures were followed. Therefore, I find that the only logical conclusion is that the complainant was dismissed for having made a protected disclosure."
Now serving as Assistant Coach at St Patrick's Athletic under Stephen Kenny, Mr Gartland argued that the statement from Dundalk announcing his departure created a lot of distress, where the four lines published by the club clearly indicated that the decision to terminate his employment was not his own.
Mr Gartland submitted that he has been abused by fans in Dundalk as a direct result of the club's statement and the manner in which he was dismissed after over 11 years with the club. Mr Gartland submitted that the implications of the penalisation suffered have had a devastating impact on him, both professionally and personally.
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