WRC rejects Geraldine Byrne’s age discrimination and equal pay complaints

The Workplace Relations Commission found Geraldine Byrne’s age discrimination and equal pay complaints against B. Vincent Hoey & Co not well founded. The decision, dated 25 August 2023, said she had not established a prima facie case of discrimination. Byrne said younger and newer staff had received pay increases and that a younger employee returned to work before her. The firm denied discrimination. The adjudicator found no evidence supporting the pay claims or a specific comparator, and said the other employee’s earlier return was explained by relevant conveyancing experience. Byrne agreed that this was not age discrimination.