Female statistician at Teagasc who earned €20k a year less than male colleague awarded €40k

The Workplace Relations Commission has described Teagasc’s treatment of Ms Reid’s equal pay claim as “absolutely shocking”.

The Workplace Relations Commission heard that the issue has been ongoing for 18 years.

The State employment watchdog has ordered Teagasc to pay €40,000 compensation to a female statistician allegedly paid around €20,000 a year less than a male colleague doing similar work.

Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Adjudicator, Jim Dolan, has made the order after finding that the State agricultural advisory and research body discriminated against Paula Reid on the grounds of gender by failing to provide her with equal pay in respect of a male comparator under the Employment Equality Act.