Unnamed creche worker awarded €5,000 for harassment

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An unnamed creche worker was awarded €5,000 by the Workplace Relations Commission for harassment based on sexual orientation, in a decision reported on 20 April 2023.

The WRC found that the colleague had not intended to target her, but that the creche lacked adequate harassment training beyond written policies. It rejected the separate victimisation claim after accepting that roster changes reflected pandemic-related business needs and that her hours stayed above the contractual level.