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Cancer patient who claimed employer no longer wanter her as 'face of business' wins €20k

Date
2026-03-23
Stage
Hearing Or Decision
Primary locality
Fahan
County
Donegal

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.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Cancer patient who claimed employer no longer wanter her as 'face of business' wins €20k. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

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

Case subjects

Nancy Doherty

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