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Compensation for security guard sexually harassed by colleague
2023-03-28
Hearing Or Decision
Summary
A security company was ordered to pay €8,500 to a guard who claimed she was sexually harassed by a colleague, Mr K, and then denied information about the outcome of a company investigation. The guard, who had recently started work at an industrial site, reported repeated unwanted verbal, non‑verbal and physical conduct, including Mr K rubbing her back and telling her she was beautiful, and later pressing her in an explicit way and suggesting they go somewhere quiet together. She said she was pressured to forgive him and move on after an informal meeting. The company launched a formal investigation but kept the outcome confidential, which the guard said made her feel not taken seriously. The Workplace Relations Commission found the guard had suffered discrimination on the basis of gender and ordered the company to compensate her for the effects of that discrimination.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Compensation for security guard sexually harassed by colleague. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- September 2021 Other
- 2023-03-28 Publication
Why: In evidence, the worker said she was initially "afraid" to report what was happening to her bosses because she had only just started work for the company, who had posted to an unidentified industrial site where she found herself working alongside her harasser. CNI source report
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