Female worker awarded €7,500 in gender discrimination case

A female worker at a logistics firm who was told a certain job involving lifting heavy boxes was only for male employees has been awarded €7,500 in compensation. The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) ruled that Galway-based firm, Source & Supply Logistics , discriminated against Jess Quinn on grounds of gender. Ms Quinn claimed the company had breached the Employment Equality Act by restricting the role to male staff – a claim denied by the firm.

Ms Quinn told the WRC that her three-month contract was due to expire with the company but she was told that a new role was coming up based with the HSE in Merlin Park, Galway. She claimed she was informed that it was a manual-handling role, which required lifting boxes weighing between 7kg and 15kg around the premises, including up and down stairs

Female Worker Logistics Firm Gender Discrimination Compensation Workplace Relations Commission Source & Supply Logistics Employment Equality Act Manual-Handling Role Lifting Heavy Boxes

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