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A Case Analysis: Raymond Nhembo v. Ulster University
The recent judgment in Raymond Nhembo v. Ulster University ([2024] NIKB 95) delves into the intricacies of legal jurisdiction and the procedural limitations imposed by statutory frameworks in Northern Ireland. This case, which revolves around allegations of racial discrimination in the academic context, provides a detailed exploration of the boundaries of judicial authority and the avenues available […]
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Autistic cinema manager wins €12k over discrimination in roster row
An autistic cinema manager who quit when his employer was unable to guarantee him two days off in a row following a months-long dispute over rostering arrangements has secured €12,000 in compensation for disability discrimination. The complainant’s wife gave evidence that her husband’s manager said she “did not consider autism a disability, but a ‘superpower’,” […]
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Spiritan-run Templeogue College resolves victimisation claims taken by two teachers
The teachers alleged they were subjected to exclusionary treatment by senior management because they made complaints of ageist discrimination
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Man awarded €500 for discrimination after porter at Dublin’s Gresham Hotel insisted he wear a face mask
A man has been awarded €500 for discrimination after being left upset and embarrassed by the insistence of a porter at Dublin’s historic Gresham Hotel that he put on a face mask when he was medically exempt.
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Red Cow Hotel to pay waiter €12,500 after general manager repeatedly called him ‘Chico’
Filipe Ongaro told the Workplace Relations Commission he was so upset by the repeated use of the term that he could not work his shift the following day
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Pepsi worker devastated at being forced to retire at 65 gets €40,000 in age bias case
Pat Cassidy’s Siptu representative said the commission has ordered that the company and union enter discussions on the implementation of a code of practice on longer working.
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Credit union must pay disabled man €7,500 after it banned him from taking part in car prize draw
A Credit union has been ordered to pay €7,500 in compensation to a man with an intellectual disability after it discriminated against him when not allowing him enter a car-draw.
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