MBCC Foods Ireland Limited t/a Costa Coffee v Ms Shauna Quilty [2021]

Posted In: Case Law
  • Decision Number
    EDA2128
  • Legal Body
    Labour Court (LC)
  • Type of Claim / Jurisdiction
    Discipline, Discrimination, Policies and Procedures
Issues covered: Section 83 Employment Equality Acts; Harassment

The Complainant, worked for MBCC Foods (Ireland) Ltd., ‘the Respondent’ as a Barista in their Costa Coffee store in Belgard, Dublin. The Complainant raised a complaint against her manager with the Respondent and while there was some dispute between the parties about the nature of the original complaint, it was common case that a complaint of sexual harassment was included in a complaint made in January 2020; that the Complainant sought a formal investigation, and that she then resigned before the investigation was concluded.

A complaint was lodged by the Complainant with the Workplace Relations Commission, alleging discrimination on grounds of gender, discrimination in conditions of

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This article is correct at 22/09/2021
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