Davy stockbrokers worker who was asked to resign after epilepsy diagnosis gets €20k

WRC adjudicator concluded Davy directly discriminated against Gemma Kiernan on the grounds of disability under the Employment Equality Act. Picture: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Stockbroking firm Davy asked an administrator to consider resigning her position 10 days after she informed her employer she had been diagnosed with epilepsy.

Now, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has ordered J and E Davy, trading as Davy Stockbrokers, to pay €20,000 compensation to Gemma Kiernan.