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Ms Geraldine Suffin v Tesco Ireland Ltd

Posted In: Case Law
  • Case Reference
    Case NO DEC-E2015-006
  • Legal Body
    Equality Tribunal (EQT)
  • Type of Claim / Jurisdiction
    Redundancy, Discrimination, Tribunal Practice, Procedures and Jurisdictional Issues
Issues covered: Redundancy; Voluntary Redundancy Agreement; No Jurisdiction to Hear Claim

In February 2015, the Equality Tribunal held that it had no jurisdiction to hear a claim brought by an employee of Tesco Ireland Ltd in circumstances where a voluntary redundancy agreement had previously been reached between the parties. The Complainant claimed that she had been discriminated against on the ground of disability in terms of failure to provide reasonable accommodation, discriminatory dismissal, promotion and access to employment. 

BACKGROUND

The Complainant submitted that she suffered from a disability, namely, Lupus (the Respondent acknowledged it knew of the Complainant's disability from 2009 onwards). The Complainant worked at the café in one of the Respondent's

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This article is correct at 14/04/2015
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