Dawn O’Brien wins maternity discrimination compensation

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Dawn O’Brien was awarded €7,000 for discriminatory dismissal after maternity leave by the Workplace Relations Commission on 4 November 2022; she worked in cleaning.

Adjudication officer Shay Henry found her employer breached maternity leave protections by failing to let her return on the same terms. The decision also ordered payments for unpaid holidays, notice, wages and public holidays, and for failing to provide employment terms.