HSE told to pay employee €50,000 compo

The HSE has been ordered to pay €70,000 compensation to an employee after the Equality Tribunal ruled it had failed to take reasonable steps to accommodate her disability.

HSE West was sharply criticised by equality officer Marian Duffy, who said a human relations manager at the health authority had not taken the woman’s medical problem seriously.

The tribunal found the HSE had discriminated against the unidentified medical secretary on grounds of her disability.