Financial services worker jailed for deception and impersonating a garda takes unfair dismissal case

"Company says it learnt of employee's incarceration from newspaper articles"

"A financial services worker whose employment was terminated after he was sentenced to more than two years in prison for deception and impersonating a garda has taken a case for unfair dismissal."

"Orville Farrell was working as a custody client servicing associate with State Street when he was convicted of the offences before Waterford Circuit Court and commenced a prison sentence in January 2024."

Orville Farrell was employed as a custody client servicing associate with State Street. He was convicted of deception and of impersonating a garda before Waterford Circuit Court. Farrell was sentenced to more than two years in prison and commenced that sentence in January 2024. State Street terminated Farrell's employment following the sentencing. State Street stated that it learned of Farrell's incarceration from newspaper articles. Farrell has initiated a legal action alleging unfair dismissal against the employer.

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