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Nurse awarded €56k over maternity discrimination

Summary

Tina Mary Lukose, a nurse who had been pregnant since January 2022, claimed that Riada Care Ltd, trading as Glenashling Nursing Home, discriminated against her by refusing to offer a permanent contract after her fixed‑term contract ended in August 2022. She had requested annual leave for September and was told the firm would not provide a permanent contract. She was offered a new fixed‑term contract until October 2022, which she accepted because of her advanced pregnancy and difficulty finding alternative employment. The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) held a hearing on 30 November 2023. The company's lawyer argued the complaint was invalid because the complaint form listed the firm's trading name rather than its legal entity, but the WRC judge, Breiffni O'Neill, proceeded with the hearing and found no evidence from the employer to rebut the claim of gender discrimination.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Nurse awarded €56k over maternity discrimination. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• August 2022 Other
• 4 August Other
• October 2022 Other
• 30 November Other
• 2024-04-11 Publication

Why: A nurse who said she was denied a permanent contract because she was pregnant has won over €56,000 for maternity discrimination after her former employer and its lawyers abandoned a maternity rights hearing over how the name of the firm was filled out on the complaint form. CNI source report

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Stage Charge Or Pretrial

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