Focus Ireland ordered to pay €22,000 to 68-year-old 'humiliated' mediator for unlawfully retiring him

Adjudication Officer, Kevin Baneham found that Focus Ireland discriminated against Joseph McGrath because of his age.

Tue, 02 Jun, 2020 - 16:45

Gordon Deegan

Homeless charity, Focus Ireland has been ordered to pay a 68-year-old mediator €22,000 for unlawfully ‘retiring’ him at the age of 66.

At the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), Adjudication Officer, Kevin Baneham found that Focus Ireland discriminated against Joseph McGrath because of his age in not allowing him to continue beyond June 20, 2018 after he turned 66 earlier in 2018.