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Thursday, April 23, 2026

£105k worker says firm slashed his duties after whistleblowing incident - HR Grapevine

A worker alleges he is paid more than 100k a year to do barely any work, after bosses stripped him of responsibilities when he became a whistleblower several years ago.

The Daily Mail has reported on the case of Dermot Mills, a finance manager at Irish Rail, who says his duties were dramatically reduced after making a protected disclosure in 2014.

As a result, Mills, who earns around 105,000 (121,000 Euros), now reportedly spends most of his time at work reading newspapers, taking long walks and eating sandwiches.

Mills alleges that he was punished for whistleblowing after raising concerns about an accounting issue in 2014 and that, subsequently, he would be “thrilled” if he got something that requires me to do work once in a week”.

Irish Rail has admitted that Mills made a protected disclosure but argues that it did not penalise him for doing so.

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