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Masseuse sacked for refusing "sexual services" to boss receives €91,000 in compensation
2023-11-17
Hearing Or Decision
Summary
In November 2023, a massage‑parlour worker who was dismissed after refusing to provide sexual services to her male boss was awarded €91,000 in compensation for whistleblower penalisation under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014. The tribunal found that the worker's contract was for massage therapy only and that her refusal to comply with her bosses' sexual demands constituted penalisation. The award represented five years' pay, the maximum allowed. Additional employment‑law breaches were also recognised, giving the worker a total compensation package of €102,550. The case highlighted that the worker, a non‑EU national who did not speak English as a first language, was treated as exceptionally vulnerable. The massage parlour was ordered to pay the lump sum, but the employer was not named in the decision.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Masseuse sacked for refusing "sexual services" to boss receives €91,000 in compensation. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- 2023-11-17 Publication
Why: The couple running the parlour took her to dinner and explained that she could indeed do as the clients were asking, she said. CNI source report
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