His former employer insists the Workplace Relations Commission has no jurisdiction to hear a complaint by Mr Hackett under the 1977 Act, arguing he worked less than the full year required, which the complainant disputes.
Pádraig Lyons, who appeared for the complainant, said that 10 days prior to the firm’s initial public offering in May 2021, his client got a phone call from its chief executive, Maurice Healy.Mr Lyons said his client rejected that proposition and that Mr Healy replied: “You’ve only been with the company eight months and you don’t deserve to have your share options vest upon the IPO.”
Mr Hackett having relocated to his native Boston, Mr Healy then said the complainant should transfer his employment to Glantus’s US arm, counsel said. There was extensive legal argument over whether Mr Hackett’s employment had lasted the full year required for him to avail of the protections of the Unfair Dismissals Act.
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