Labour Court dismisses Jennifer Hewson’s discrimination claim

The Labour Court dismissed Jennifer Hewson’s appeal, finding that Locaboat Ireland Limited had not discriminated against her when it dismissed her. The determination was dated 8 August 2003. Hewson said she was not given the chance to apply or train for a new post awarded to a French national, and argued that its duties were almost identical to hers. Locaboat said a restructuring eliminated her role and the new post required French-language and accounting skills. The Court found the posts were different despite some overlapping duties, and that appointing the other candidate without offering Hewson a chance to apply or retrain was not discriminatory.