OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF EQUALITY INVESTIGATIONS
EMPLOYMENT EQUALITY ACT, 1977
EQUALITY OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION DEC-E2002-019
PARTIES
Bridget Boland
(Represented by O'Mara Geraghty McCourt, Solicitors, on the instructions of the Equality Authority)
-v-
Eircom
File reference: EE/2000/003
Date of issue: 19 April 2002
This dispute concerns a claim by Ms Bridget Boland that she was discriminated against by Eircom on the ground of sex - contrary to the provisions of the Employment Equality Act, 1977 - when she was refused assignment in an acting capacity to a higher post. The claimant asserted that she was denied an opportunity to prove her ability to undertake the functions of a higher grade because she is a woman who came from a traditionally female working area.