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Grangegorman Development Agency employee fails in €300k pay bid after claiming discrimination

Summary

In July 2024 the Workplace Relations Commission rejected Nora Rahill's claims that she had been discriminated against by the Grangegorman Development Agency. Rahill, a higher executive officer since 2008, argued that she had been paid less than male colleagues and that her duties had been transferred to a new director role created in July 2023. She sought back pay of nearly €300,000, equal pay going forward, the return of duties and a re‑grading to assistant principal level. The WRC found that her job had not been formally re‑graded and that the new director role was not equivalent to her responsibilities. An external investigator had concluded her work was not of equal or greater value than the finance director's. The adjudicator dismissed both discrimination complaints, noting Rahill had not participated in a job evaluation and had ignored a female comparator in her claims. The case remains pending for a separate internal grievance.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Grangegorman Development Agency employee fails in €300k pay bid after claiming discrimination. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• July 2023 Other
• April 2021 Other
• May 2022 Other
• April 2022 Other
• July 2024 Other
• 2018 and 2020 Other
• 2025-01-27 Publication

Why: A long-standing senior employee of the Grangegorman Development Agency has failed in a bid to secure nearly €300,000 in what she claimed was back pay after alleging she was paid less than some of her colleagues because she is a woman. CNI source report

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Stage Hearing Or Decision

Read the original CNI report