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.