Woman awarded €20k over rats at work

A woman who suffered from post-traumatic stress due to the presence of rats and mice at her workplace has been awarded €20,000 in damages against her for former employer.

Woman awarded €20k over rats at work

The Labour Court found Amanda Byrne was victimised and suffered harassment and a discriminatory dismissal at the hands of her employers, Sea and Shore Safety Services Ltd, in a dispute that stemmed from the firm’s failure to deal adequately with a rodent problem at its premises.

Earthworks at an adjoining property resulted in a rodent problem in 2008 at the marine safety training firm’s property on Glenamuck Rd, Carrickmines, Dublin, and the problem re-emerged in 2010.

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