ANTI-DISCRIMINATION (PAY) ACT, 1974
EQUALITY OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION NO. EP 03/1998
P A R T I E S
Bank of Ireland
(Represented by Dr M. Redmond Solicitor)
AND
Mr Martin Horgan
(Represented by Donal J Hamilton Solicitors)
File No. EP 17/89
1.1 This dispute concerns a claim by Mr Martin Horgan for the payment of a marriage gratuity by the Bank of Ireland on his resignation from his employment with the company. The claimant says that marriage gratuities are paid to women who resign in similar circumstances to him and he claims that he is entitled to the payment of a marriage gratuity as he performed like work with Ms M Horgan in terms of Section 3 of the Anti-Discrimination (Pay) Act 1974.