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BT Ward Limited T/A Subway v Sandra Gegeckiene [2016]

Posted In: Case Law
  • Decision Number
    EDA1625
  • Legal Body
    Labour Court (LC)
  • Type of Claim / Jurisdiction
    Dismissal, Discrimination, Contracts of Employment
Issues covered: Industrial Relations Acts, 1946 to 1990; Section 83(1), Employment Equality Acts, 1998 to 2011; Discrimination; Dismissal

This case involved a claim that the complainant was discriminated against on grounds of race, civil status, family status and gender. She submitted that after she informed her employer that she was pregnant, and requested paid time off, her hours were dramatically reduced. Subsequently, when her three month trial contract of employment terminated she was placed on an additional six month trial period.

Following the completion of this contract, she was dismissed based on the allegations that the respondent had received complaints regarding her work, and that she was less competent than other workers. They submitted that they feared that they could not dismiss her following her three month

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This article is correct at 15/09/2016
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