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Enterprise rental ordered to pay €10k for gender discrimination
Summary
Enterprise, a vehicle‑rental group, was ordered by the Workplace Relations Commission to pay €10,000 to Bernadette Ryan after she claimed gender discrimination. Ryan, who had been promoted to assistant depot manager at ERAC Ireland Ltd (trading as Enterprise Flex‑E‑Rent), was told her salary would be €39,000‑€40,000. She later learned that the actual increase was only 10 %, bringing her pay to just over €34,000, and that her working hours would rise from 28 to 40 per week. Ryan had previously earned €31,000 part‑time. She felt humiliated and forced to return to her old role. The tribunal found that Ryan and two male comparators performed similar work, but the pay difference was not justified except for gender. Enterprise's defence that the comparators had more responsibility was rejected. The adjudicator ordered the company to compensate Ryan €10,000 for the discrimination she experienced.
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What: Report matter: Enterprise rental ordered to pay €10k for gender discrimination. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
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- April 2020 Other
- July 2022 Other
- 16 October 2022 Other
- December 2022 Other
- 2024-05-21 Publication
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