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Cancer patient who claimed employer no longer wanter her as 'face of business' wins €20k
Summary
Nancy Doherty was awarded €20,000 after a Workplace Relations Commission adjudicator found she suffered disability discrimination when her marina work hours were cut. The decision rejected her complaint about the first reduction but found discrimination in the later December 2023 treatment.
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What: Report matter: Cancer patient who claimed employer no longer wanter her as 'face of business' wins €20k. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
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- March 2023 Other
- September 2023 Other
- 4 December 2023 Other
- 12 December Other
- December 2023 Other
- new year Other
- 2026-03-23 Publication
Why: A cancer patient who claimed her employer of 20 years cut her hours because it no longer wanted her as the "face" of the business after she was treated for a facial tumour has won €20,000 for disability discrimination. CNI source report
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