Supermarket ordered to pay €12k to four Travellers asked to leave a store

Workplace Relations Commission found the four had established a prima facie case they were discriminated against because they are members of the Traveller community and that Iceland Stores Ireland engaged in prohibited conduct

At the Workplace Relations Commission, adjudicator Brian Dalton has ordered Iceland Stores Ireland Limited to pay each of the four €3,000, taking into account 'the emotional upset and public embarrassment experienced'. Picture: Robbie Reynolds

Wed, 12 Oct, 2022 - 11:39

Gordon Deegan

Retail chain Iceland has been ordered to pay out a total of €12,000 to four Travellers, including two children, after they were discriminated against when asked to leave a store.

At the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), adjudicator Brian Dalton has ordered Iceland Stores Ireland Limited to pay each of the four €3,000, taking into account “the emotional upset and public embarrassment experienced”.