Vera loved rabbits. She used to remind me of Lennie in Steinbeck’s short novel, “Of Mice and Men”, although, unlike Lennie, she was sharp as a tack. Vera started working in retail when she was 15, straight out of school. She worked her way up in the retail industry-mainly small shops- and found herself as … Read more
There are 9 grounds of discrimination recognised in Irish law: Gender Civil status Family status Sexual orientation Religion Age Disability Race (includes race, colour, nationality or ethnic or national origins) Membership of the travelling community. If your claim to the WRC cannot be based on one of these grounds you may have been treated unfairly … Read more
Are you being pressurised to retire from your job? Do you want to continue? Do you feel as fresh as a spring lamb? (Don’t worry about this one if you don’t). The good news is that there is no general compulsory retirement age in Ireland, apart from in some fairly limited industries/professions. Therefore, unless it … Read more
Long term sick leave. What can or should you, as an employer, do? Have you considered a discrimination claim, on the grounds of disability, being brought against you? Many employers have to deal with employees absent from work on long term sick leave. Two cases which should be studied closely in this area are: An Equality Tribunal case (E2011-114), … Read more
Have you been discriminated against in the workplace? Do you know what the 9 grounds of discrimination are? Equality and discrimination based claims to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) are common and costly problems for Irish employers. And it is a heartbreaking situation for the employee who has been told she must retire because she … Read more