Employment Equality Act, 1998
DEC - E - 2002/033
Meaney
(Represented by Mr. Kerr B.L. instructed by O'Mara Geraghty McCourt, Solicitors)
V
Department of Education and Science
(Represented by Mr. Mallon B.L. instructed by the Chief State Solicitor's Office)
File No. EE 2001/170
Date of Issue 30/07/2002
Employment Equality Act, 1998 Sections 6 and 8 - Employment - Discriminatory treatment - Gender - Marital Status - Family Status - Admissibility of Claim - Jurisdiction
The complainant alleges that she was discriminated against by the respondent on the grounds of gender, marital status and family status in terms of Section 6(2)(a), Section 6(2)(b) and Section 6(2)(c) of the Employment Equality Act, 1998 and contrary to Sections 8 of that Act. Her complaint centres on an application for transfer and/or career break from Sligo to a post that would facilitate her studies; the redistribution of a retired colleague's workload and the manner in which travel and subsistence expenses were reimbursed.