Jess Quinn awarded €7,500 in gender discrimination ruling

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Jess Quinn was awarded €7,500 after the Workplace Relations Commission ruled that Source & Supply Logistics had discriminated against her on grounds of gender.

The claim concerned a manual-handling role involving boxes weighing 7-15kg, which Quinn said she was told was open only to male employees.

The firm denied the claim and cited health and safety, but manager Pearse O’Donohue acknowledged that no assessment had tested whether Quinn could lift the boxes safely.

WRC adjudication officer Niamh O’Carroll made the ruling; the proceedings were reported on 24 March 2024.