Woman fired over gender gets €30k
The tribunal said it was satisfied that one of Ely’s managers believed that the complainant, as a female, was not capable of using physical force to handle troublesome students at one of the student accommodation facilities the company managed in Donegal.
Zena Boyle, who was employed as housing manager with Ely, said her line manager used foul and abusive language to her after she reported a large number of complaints from students on the standard of the facility.