THE IRISH-AMERICAN BUSINESSMAN and former presidential candidate, Peter Casey, was abusive, bullying and “almost violent” at a meeting two years ago where he fired an executive of his recruitment company, the Labour Court has heard.
The WRC ruled O’Sullivan had contributed to his own dismissal from his €45,000 a year job by making “an outrageous and unfounded” threat against a female colleague and lied about it being based on legal advice which had resulted in her leaving Claddagh Resources.
‘Threatening’ email Tansey told the Labour Court that O’Sullivan, who worked with the firm since April 2018, was dismissed due to a combination of poor performance and sending a “shocking, threatening and intimidating” e-mail to a colleague. Questioned by Haugh if Claddagh Resources accepted it did not follow fair procedures, Tansey conceded he had been dismissed without a right to appeal but argued it had no alternative given the actions taken by O’Sullivan and the dismissal was not unfair.
When asked by Haugh if he accepted the e-mail should not have been written, O’Sullivan replied that he was finally standing up for himself “after being bullied for a year” but did not think he was doing anything wrong. Asked who would have conducted any appeal, McAllister said he believed it would have been Peter Casey.