I have been involved in two discrimination cases which have been finalised in the last few weeks. The outcomes of the cases, coincidentally, are similar and have culminated in compensation for both employees. The first one involved a case of sexual harassment in the workplace and resulted in a compensation payment, tax free, of €30,000. … Read more
The WRC have awarded €30,000 to our client arising from a claim of sexual harassment in the workplace. The claim was brought under the Employment Equality Act 1998 and in a comprehensive 20 page decision the WRC Adjudicator awarded her €30,000, not subject to any statutory deductions, which was the equivalent of 18 months’ wages. … Read more
Ana came to Ireland from Croatia in 2014. She knew a small number of Croats living in Dublin and they had told her she would find work here quickly enough. They were right and she started a job in a coffee shop in the southside of Dublin within 2 months of arriving in Dublin. She … Read more
Did you ever read Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens? Dickens introduced a great number of unforgettable characters to the world in this novel about the exploitation of orphan children by ‘the Jew’, Fagin to engage in criminality and picking pockets on the streets of London in the 1830s. In Oliver Twist you had Oliver Twist … Read more
Have you experienced sexual harassment in the workplace? Maybe this is a problem you have to deal with on a regular basis? What can you do about it? Let’s have a look. Definition of Sexual Harassment Firstly, let’s be clear what sexual harassment is. Sexual harassment is defined in section 8 Equality Act, 2004 as … Read more