Woman awarded €12.4k for husband’s dismissal

A woman has been awarded €12,400 on behalf of her husband after he passed away before his case for age discrimination could be heard.

Woman awarded €12.4k for husband’s dismissal

Patrick McCourt’s complaint against Power City was lodged with the Employment Appeals Tribunal in May 2014, but he died the following August. His wife Marie advanced the complaint.

In his complaint, Mr McCourt claimed he was discriminatorily dismissed on the grounds of age. He said his terms and conditions did not specify a retirement age but in 2011, when he turned 60, he had been forced to sign yearly fixed-term contracts.

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