BoI subsidiary fined €30k for gender bias

A subsidiary of Bank of Ireland has been ordered to pay €30,000 compensation to a senior manager who was discriminated against on grounds of gender.

The Equality Tribunal issued the ruling against Bank of Ireland Private Banking over the manner in which it handled the female employee’s return to work in Sept 2008 following a period on maternity leave.

It found that the bank had discriminated against private banking manager Gráinne Campbell because she was not allowed to return to her former role and responsibilities.