Landlord ordered to pay €13k to woman he tried to evict while she was pregnant

Landlord ordered to pay €13k to woman he tried to evict while she was pregnant

The Workplace Relations Commission said the payout to be made by the landlord 'reflects the seriousness of the discrimination' and its effects on the complainant. Picture: Colin Keegan/ Collins

A State watchdog has ordered a landlord to pay €13,000 compensation to a mother he tried to evict while she was pregnant.

Bríd Deering, an adjudicator at the Workplace Relations Commission, said the €13,000 payout to be made by landlord John Corley “reflects the seriousness of the discrimination” and its effects on the complainant, Laura Keane.

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