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Disability services provider to pay €44k to social care worker on discrimination grounds

Disability services provider to pay €44k to social care worker on discrimination grounds

Saint John of God Community Services discriminated against the person because she was "not Caucasian and not a man".

Tenant who ended up in emergency accommodation after landlord refused HAP awarded €15k

Tenant who ended up in emergency accommodation after landlord refused HAP awarded €15k

The Workplace Relations Commission ruled that the landlord, Sherman Chan, had breached the Equal Status Act 2000 by discriminating against his tenant, Olga Burla

Traveller who quit job over use of terms like 'pikey' awarded €7,500 for discrimination

Traveller who quit job over use of terms like 'pikey' awarded €7,500 for discrimination

It was alleged that the managing director had used the words 'tinker' and 'itinerant', and joked that he was watching a Traveller customer on the premises to ensure that he left back the item he was looking at.

Landlord ordered to pay €5,000 to disabled man over discrimination

Landlord ordered to pay €5,000 to disabled man over discrimination

Court awards €66,000 to barista who was sacked while pregnant

Court awards €66,000 to barista who was sacked while pregnant

Galway firm ordered to pay €7,500 to female worker who was told vacant role was only for men

Galway firm ordered to pay €7,500 to female worker who was told vacant role was only for men

Cork hotel ordered to pay €11,000 for turning away Traveller family celebrating Confirmation

Cork hotel ordered to pay €11,000 for turning away Traveller family celebrating Confirmation

An Garda Síochána ordered to pay €65,000 for discriminating against Cork sergeant

An Garda Síochána ordered to pay €65,000 for discriminating against Cork sergeant

Thu, 02 Nov, 2023

The Workplace Relations Commission found An Garda Síochána failed to provide Sergeant David Haughney with "reasonable accommodation" after he was injured in an assault in 2014