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A nanny has secured the €55,000 award at the WRC on foot of a complaint under the Employment Equality Act 1998

Fired nanny wins €55,000 for maternity discrimination

A nanny who alleged her employer turned "cold" after she disclosed her pregnancy and failed to "coerce" her into resigning before sacking her on "concocted" grounds has won €55,000.

Business • 25 Mar

A veteran employee of the Hairy Lemon pub has won €30,000 at the WRC for discriminatory dismissal on the grounds of age

Bar worker let go at 71 wins €30k for age discrimination

A veteran employee of the Hairy Lemon pub in Dublin has won €30,000 for discriminatory dismissal on the grounds of age.

Business • 19 Feb

Irish Heart Foundation worker claims retirement 'ageist'

The Irish Heart Foundation has been accused of ageist discrimination by forcing a worker to retire before his 68th birthday when his contract was not renewed, with the worker maintaining he could have kept doing his job up to the age of 80.

Business • 17 Oct 24

A mixed-race worker has been awarded €5,000 by the WRC for racial harassment

Worker wins €5,000 over 'offensive' remarks on immigrants

A mixed-race worker who accused his supervisor of making "hateful" comments about immigrants over breakfast in a works canteen has won €5,000 for racial harassment.

Business • 24 Jun 24

A cancer survivor who was ordered to work full-time in a health service kitchen when Covid struck has won €5,000 for disability discrimination at the WRC

Cancer survivor wins €5k after HSE kept her in kitchen

A cancer survivor who was ordered to work full-time in a health service kitchen when the Covid-19 pandemic struck, despite a promise to assign her office work because of chemotherapy-induced nerve damage, has won €5,000 for disability discrimination.

Business • 20 Feb 24

Dawn Meats has called the burgers on the floor claims false and defamatory

Dawn Meats burger claims not 'national security' matter

Allegations that safety and hygiene procedures were "neglected" at a Dawn Meats plant in the winter of 2020 because of pandemic pressures are not a matter of such sensitivity that a hearing had to be held behind closed doors, a solicitor has told the Workplace Relations Commission.

Business • 08 Nov 23

The WRC made the order as it upheld the employee's complaint of discriminatory dismissal under the Employment Equality Act 1998

Developer to pay €35,000 for discriminatory dismissal

A property developer has been ordered to pay €35,000 to a medically vulnerable construction worker made redundant after taking sick leave when the Covid-19 pandemic hit Ireland.

Business • 19 Oct 23

A company has been ordered to pay its worker €25,000 in compensation by the WRC

Salesman asked 'drag queen name' gets €25,000 in compo

A multinational company handed a new employee a questionnaire asking him to provide a "drag queen name", which was then circulated to the entire office, while he was later subjected to a series of offensive comments about his sexuality by a senior manager, the Workplace Relations Commission has foun

Business • 18 Oct 23

The WRC ruled that the woman's employer knew she had a disability, but failed to carry out an assessment for accommodating her at work

Worker wins €33k over failure to consider medical needs

An education support worker with a hormonal disorder who said a planned office move would leave her too far from hospital if she suffered a potentially fatal attack of the disease has won €33,500 for discrimination.

Business • 07 Jul 23

Zahra Publishing was found to have breached the Employment Equality Act 1998 by dismissing the employee four months after she told the company she was pregnant

Publisher discriminated against worker over pregnancy

The publishing group behind the parenting website EveryMum and cookery magazine EasyFood has been ordered to pay a sales executive €32,500 for maternity-related discrimination.

Business • 07 Feb 23

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