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Campbell Catering Limited t/a Aramark Ireland v Marie Fogarty [2018]

Posted In: Case Law
  • Case Reference
    ILCR Determination No. EDA1813
  • Legal Body
    Labour Court (LC)
  • Type of Claim / Jurisdiction
    Discipline and Grievance, Discrimination and Equality
Issues covered: Section 83(1), Employment Equality Acts, 1998 to 2011; Discrimination on Grounds of Family Status

This case involved a claim that the complainant has been discriminated against on grounds of family status as she had been harassed by her employer. The basic facts were not in dispute being that the claimant had been asked by a manager of the respondent company on whether she had a problem with her hair, or if her daughter had. The complainant responded in the negative and enquired as to whether she meant 'nits'. 

After this discussion the complainant went to the ward kitchen and the manager went into it afterwards. Following an interaction between the two the claimant left and subsequently made a complaint under the Dignity at Work policy in place. This complaint was investigated and

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This article is correct at 15/03/2018
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