PwC Fired Man for Working From India | Cork News

Cork News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 9, 2026 · 1m

A PwC employee, Jasch Asher, was fired for working remotely from India without approval — and the Workplace Relations Commission sided with the firm, ruling his dismissal was fair. Asher claimed he thought he had permission, but couldn’t prove it. His contract clearly required him to work in Dublin, and while PwC allowed limited remote work, Asher’s situation far exceeded those allowances. Compounding the issue, he canceled a performance meeting while his IP logs showed he was in India — and later admitted he couldn’t return because his rental was being sold. The WRC concluded he breached his…