{"id":258983,"date":"2025-12-31T00:56:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T00:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/258983\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T00:56:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T00:56:26","slug":"team-leader-who-was-made-redundant-at-irish-branch-of-tiktok-loses-unfair-dismissal-claim-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/258983\/","title":{"rendered":"Team leader who was made redundant at Irish branch of TikTok loses unfair dismissal claim \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">One of 24 \u201cteam leads\u201d made redundant by the Irish arm of social media giant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/tiktok\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/tiktok\">TikTok<\/a> last year has lost his case for unfair dismissal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">This follows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/workplace-relations-commission\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/workplace-relations-commission\">Workplace Relations Commission<\/a> (WRC) adjudicator Monica Brennan not upholding Mohur Saleh\u2019s claim for unfair dismissal in April 2024 against TikTok Technology Ltd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Ms Brennan dismissed Mr Saleh\u2019s  case after finding that he was selected for redundancy by TikTok Technology Ltd \u201cafter an impartial selection process\u201d and that the reasons for selection were not personal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Mr Saleh commenced working for TikTok Technology in July 2020 and was made redundant in April 2024 following a global restructuring of TikTok\u2019s operations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The reduction in numbers impacted 1,925 employees globally and 289 employees in Ireland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">TikTok Technology told the WRC hearing that the selection criteria for redundancy was made up of performance ratings, leadership principles, Juren (ranking) test results and disciplinary record. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The firm stated that if an employee achieved a score above 33 when the criteria was calculated, then they were not at risk of redundancy. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The company stated that 63 team leads were in the selection pool and, of those, 24 were made redundant and all 24, including Mr Saleh, scored under 33 in the combined selection criteria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">At hearing, Mr Saleh raised various issues relating to the scores that he achieved in his performance reviews and a policy knowledge test. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Mr Saleh claimed that his performance review scores from the 2023 midyear and annual cycles were unfair. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Ms Brennan stated that while she understand Mr Saleh\u2019s perspective that a variety of issues meant that he did not score as highly as he wished in the selection criteria, \u201cthat criteria was impersonally applied to all employees and I therefore do not see any grounds upon which to find that the complainant\u2019s selection was in any way an individual selection of him, personally, for redundancy\u201d. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Ms Brennan found that TikTok Technology\u2019s \u201cselection for redundancy was not unfair as it was based on impartial and impersonal criteria\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of 24 \u201cteam leads\u201d made redundant by the Irish arm of social media giant TikTok last 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