29th April 2025
What Employers Need to Know from the WRC 2024 Report
Ruairi Guckian, owner/director of GHR Consulting presents the following key highlights from the WRC 2024 Report.
The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has published its 2024 Annual Report, and the findings send a clear message: employment compliance is under increasing scrutiny.
In 2024, the WRC received 6,172 complaint applications, covering 14,158 individual complaints — an 11% increase compared to 2023.
The most common issues raised were pay disputes (26%), unfair dismissals (13%), discrimination and equality matters (13%), and working time breaches (11%).
Complaints under the Protected Disclosures Act surged by 201%
