WRC Finds Employer Liable for Sexual Harassment of Employee on Staff Night Out

In An Employee v A Café (ADJ-00047296), the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) made an award of €12,000 in compensation to the Complainant, a former café worker, following a complaint of sexual harassment arising from a work night out under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015 (the “Acts”).

Facts: In 2023, the Complainant was an employee of the Respondent café for 12 weeks. Shortly after she started, she attended a night out with other staff, which included the café manager, Mr X. The Complainant and Mr X left at the same and Mr X walked her home. The Complainant alleged that Mr X pushed her up against a wall and kissed her and she pushed him away.

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