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Employee Awarded €60,000 for Discriminatory Dismissal and Failure to Provide Reasonable Accommodation

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In the case of Marie O’Reilly v Chadwicks Group (ADJ-00044696), the Complainant brought a successful case under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015 (“the Acts”) on the basis that she was discriminatorily dismissed on the ground of disability and the Respondent had failed to fulfil its obligations in relation to providing reasonable accommodation for her disability.

Preliminary Issue: The Adjudicator, Valerie Murtaghwas asked to consider a number of preliminary issues at the outset of the hearing including:

Time limit – The Complainant lodged her complaint on 6th March 2023 meaning the cognisable period for the claim was 7th September 2022 – 6th March 2023.   The Respondent stated that the date of dismissal was outside the cognisable period being August 2022.   However the Adjudicator agreed with the Complainant that the receipt of the Appeal Outcome on the 7th September 2022 brought her claim within the cognisable period and she had jurisdiction to hear the case.

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