Patricia Owens
Patricia Owens is an adjudication officer at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in Ireland, known for her role in adjudicating employment-related disputes. She recently ruled in favor of Ian Armstrong, the former sales lead at Bankhawk, determining that he was owed €64,000 in withheld commission payments due to the company's failure to manage employee documentation properly.
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Patricia Owens noted that Mr. Oliveira wasted a considerable amount of time with irrelevant submissions.
Ryanair flight attendant used alleged AI-generated legal papers in €170,000 discrimination claim, WRC hears – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-10-15
Patricia Owens is the adjudication officer who closed the hearing and will give her decision later.
Schoolbook rep in Sligo was informed of redundancy when wife read him email while he was in sick bed, WRC told – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-08-13
Adjudicator Patricia Owens ruled that the respondent failed in its duty of care to Karrin Breslin, upholding her unfair dismissal claim.
‘Burned out’ saleswoman wins €15,800 for constructive dismissal – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-23
Patricia Owens wrote that she was satisfied the arrangements for a hearing in late 2024 into the case were properly communicated to the businessman.
Partner of alleged sex-addicted businessman who sacked her after she caught him using Grindr and escort site awarded nearly €100k – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-30
Adjudicator Patricia Owens extended her jurisdiction and found the complaint to be well founded.
Staff at fintech went unpaid for six months after finance chief ‘forced out’, WRC told – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-17
Patricia Owens found clear evidence that the parties had agreed on a rate of 10 percent commission in 2022.
Fintech consultancy ordered to pay €64,000 commission withheld from salesman – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-26
