Abdullah Aljaber awarded €15,000 for disability discrimination

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Abdullah Aljaber was awarded €15,000 for disability discrimination by the Workplace Relations Commission, reported on 22 July 2024.

The complaint concerned his dismissal from a Dawn Meats plant in Waterford after a back injury. The WRC found the dismissal was linked to his back trouble and that the company had failed to examine reasonable accommodation for his disability.

The adjudicator accepted a former health and safety officer’s evidence rejecting the allegations about burgers being returned to the production line. The compensation award arose from the disability discrimination complaint.