HSE ordered to pay €13k in compensation to Lithuanian worker for discrimination

Mr Gvazdauskas had a job offer withdrawn as a result of his inability to provide a statement from the National Driver Licence Service (NDLS) because he held a driving licence from Lithuania. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

The HSE has been ordered to pay €13,000 in compensation to a foreign national who had a job offer withdrawn due to discriminatory requirements it set over driving qualifications.

The Workplace Relations Committee (WRC) ruled the HSE had discriminated against Lithuanian worker Gediminas Gvazdauskas on grounds of nationality, in breach of the Employment Equality Act 1998.