WRC dismisses director’s gender pay complaint against Allied Irish Bank Aib

The Workplace Relations Commission dismissed Claire Walsh’s gender discrimination complaint against Allied Irish Bank Aib, finding it had no jurisdiction to decide the case. The decision was dated 9 December 2022. Walsh, a director of a subsidiary, alleged that a male director received payment while she did not. The WRC found that the dispute concerned remuneration in an occupational and private contractual relationship, rather than a service available to the public or a section of it. The complaint was brought under the Equal Status Act 2000 and was dismissed as misconceived; the merits were not decided.