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Law lecturer awarded €25k for victimisation during promotion quest

Summary

In February 2022 the Workplace Relations Commission awarded law lecturer Kathleen Moore Walsh €25,000 after finding Waterford Institute of Technology had victimised her by failing to re‑run a promised recruitment process for a promotion. The decision followed a history of complaints by Walsh, who had previously received €15,000 in 2006 and €5,000 in 2002 for victimisation and discrimination. The commission noted that WIT had misled the Labour Court about its intention to re‑run the 2013 interview process and had not honoured assurances that a new competition would be held. The adjudicator, Breiffni O'Neill, rejected claims of gender discrimination and compensation for lost earnings, but ordered the college to pay Walsh €25,000 for distress caused by the victimisation and to implement procedural safeguards for future hiring. The award brings Walsh's total compensation for victimisation to €45,000.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Law lecturer awarded €25k for victimisation during promotion quest. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• July 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
• September 2013 Incident
• 2022-02-21 Publication

Why: He said it would be impractical to re-run the selection competition because of the amount of time which had passed. CNI source report

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Stage Hearing Or Decision

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Read the original CNI report