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No compensation for asthmatic garda ordered back on beat during Covid-19 surge

Summary

Garda Joseph Joyce, who was ordered back on the beat during the winter 2022 Covid-19 surge despite having severe asthma, was found to have been discriminated against but was too late to recover compensation. The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) dismissed his equality complaint against the Commissioner of An Garda Siochána because too much time had passed between the withdrawal of his work-from-home arrangement and the filing of the complaint. Joyce, who had been granted special leave due to his medical condition, was ordered back to work in person despite local Garda management's disregard for his condition. The WRC ruled that the force had discriminated against him but had no jurisdiction to award compensation as the complaint was filed more than six months after the events.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: No compensation for asthmatic garda ordered back on beat during Covid-19 surge. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• April 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
• December 2021 Other
• 1 January 2022 Other
• January 2022 Other
• August 2021 Other
• November 2022 Other
• New Year's Day 2022 Other
• New Year's Eve 2021 Other
• New Year's Eve Other
• 2026-08-06 Publication

Why: It was because too much time had passed between the withdrawal of the work-from-home arrangement and the move to file an equality complaint at the WRC. CNI source report

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Read the original CNI report