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Employee in Mental Health Bias gets €57,900

04-02-2005

A landmark equality decision has broken new ground and will serve as a deterrent to discrimination against people with mental health problems, according to the Equality Authority. It is the first time that the Labour Court has upheld a claim of discrimination on the ground of disability when the disability was a mental illness.

Discrimination in Promotion on Grounds of Gender - Complainant Awarded €70,000

01-02-2005

This case is centred around a female who took a case under the Employment Equality Act, 1998, on the basis of her gender. She was one of two candidates applying for a position, where the successful candidate was male.

Lesbians Set to Sue Over Rent Allowance Bar

30-01-2005

TWO lesbians who were refused rent allowance because of their sexual orientation are planning to sue the state for discrimination.

Ireland - Degraded Employee Wins Case

28-07-2004

An employee of a well-known Dublin hotel has been awarded €10,000 compensation after he was found to have been discriminated against because of his sexual orientation.

Council Employee Wins Race Case

03-06-2004

A council housing department worker has been awarded more than £44,000 after winning a racial discrimination case.

Teachers' Union of Ireland Wins Age Discrimination Case in Monaghan

16-03-2004

There was a successful outcome to a claim of discrimination put before the Equality Tribunal by the Teachers' Union of Ireland, on behalf of Ms. Mary Carroll a teacher in Beech Hill College Co. Monaghan. The Equality Officer found that Co. Monaghan VEC discriminated against Ms. Carroll on grounds of age.

Ireland - Disability Discrimination Gives Rise to More Than “Nominal Cost” - €13,000

01-07-2003  

A case which came before the Labour Court recently concerned a claim of dismissal, based wholly or mainly on the ground of Disability. The complainant was employed as a childcare assistant in a Crèche, and had been in that position for over one and a half years when she was dismissed. Throughout her employment she had suffered from anorexia.