Former 2FM presenter Chris Greene alleges he was unfairly dismissed and faced retaliation after reporting sexual harassment in the workplace. The Workplace Relations Commission is investigating the complaints against RTÉ.
Former 2FM presenter Chris Greene claims he was penalised as a whistleblower and then sacked by RTÉ after he made allegations about sexual harassment in the workplace, the Workplace Relations Commission has heard. Mr Greene subsequently complained to the authorities about his employment status.
Little detail was made public at a preliminary hearing this morning into complaints brought by Mr Greene against the national broadcaster under the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977, the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, and the Payment of Wages Act 1994. However, his barrister, David Byrnes BL, did say his client had gone to 2FM chief Dan Healy with concerns regarding"alleged sexual harassment and impropriety in the workplace". He said his client had been penalised by being marginalised at work prior to dismissal - and told adjudicator Breiffní O'Neill today:"The dismissal is an unfair dismissal in the ordinary sense, and I am also suggesting there is a penalisation element to it as wel
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