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WRC rejects disability discrimination complaint against Department of Social Protection

By Rory Hanlon

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The Workplace Relations Commission found Brian Cheevers’s disability discrimination complaint against the Department Of Social Protection not well founded in a decision dated 3 June 2026. No award was recorded. Cheevers alleged he was dismissed because of his disability and said workplace conditions and refused support affected him. The Department said his employment ended after he did not satisfactorily complete probation, citing performance concerns. The adjudicator accepted that Cheevers had a disability but found he had not established a prima facie case of discrimination.

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