Regional Director, Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC) | Extensive experience representing employers in employment equality cases |
HR Director, Multinational company | The company was the respondent in a seminal legal case on disability discrimination taken by an employee |
Advocacy representative, Irish Wheelchair Association | Acts as a voice for disabled people; lobbies policy makers on disability related issues |
Transfer/Light duties | 47 |
Not stated | 18 |
Adjustment to working hours | 11 |
Equipment purchase | 4 |
Infrastructure adjustment/provision | 3 |
Hire another worker to assist/substitute for complainant | 2 |
Roll over of fixed-term contract | 2 |
Paid to attend medical appointments | 2 |
Training for different role | 1 |
Weighted score in promotion interview to compensate for disability | 1 |
New disciplinary process that allows the introduction of disability related evidence | 1 |
Change of Manager | 1 |
Hire temporary cover during unpaid sick leave | 1 |
Repeat of hearing test while complainant is wearing hearing aids | 1 |
Total | 95 |
Manufacturing | 20 |
General Public Service | 14 |
Retail | 12 |
Local Gov. and Civil Service | 9 |
Leisure/Hospitality | 6 |
Driving | 4 |
Warehousing | 4 |
Construction | 2 |
Caring (non-medical) | 2 |
Security | 2 |
Others | 20 |
Total | 95 |
Type of Disability Cited | No. of decisions | Type of Disability Cited | No. of decisions |
---|---|---|---|
Back injury | 18 | Bowel Condition | 1 |
Diabetes | 6 | Chest pain | 1 |
Depression | 5 | Elbow joint impairment | 1 |
Eyesight | 5 | Limited Hand function | 1 |
Stress | 5 | Infertility | 1 |
Not stated | 4 | Imputed Depression | 1 |
Mental Health | 4 | Kidney Failure | 1 |
Hearing Impairment | 3 | Knee pain | 1 |
Cancer | 3 | Lupus | 1 |
Asthma | 2 | Lymphoedema | 1 |
Balance | 2 | Multiple Sclerosis | 1 |
Epilepsy | 2 | Narcolepsy | 1 |
Fibromyalgia | 2 | Limited Neck function | 1 |
Heart | 2 | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | 1 |
Hypertension | 2 | Phobia | 1 |
Hypothyroidism | 2 | Schizophrenia | 1 |
Acute chest infection | 1 | Shoulder | 1 |
Alcoholism | 1 | Speech impediment | 1 |
Anxiety | 1 | Ulcerative colitis | 1 |
Arthritis | 1 | Varicose veins | 1 |
Asperger’s | 1 | Long term wrist injury | 1 |
Bipolar | 1 | Brain Haemorrhage | 1 |
Total | 95 |