The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) ruled that Galway City Council discriminated against Thomas Greaney, a road sweeper, by failing to provide reasonable accommodation for his disability. The WRC found that Mr. Greaney was subjected to bullying and harassment by his supervisor, which caused him stress and anxiety. The council was criticized for the length of time it took to conduct an investigation and for not providing adequate support to Mr. Greaney.
Galway City Council has been ordered to pay €25,000 compensation to an employee over what a Workplace Relations Commission official described as “one of the worst cases of bullying I have seen”.
Mr Greaney claimed he was unable to properly fulfil the role as he did not receive proper instruction from Mr Daly. The WRC heard that Mr Greaney initiated a grievance procedure that he was being bullied into carrying out tasks which were improper and unsafe to do. In relation to the bicycle issue, the investigator noted that it was “not an appropriate dictate” by Mr Daly to send a relatively new operative into “a very difficult environment on his own which could have turned into a case of a potential backlash for him”.
In November 2023, he was informed that the council was implementing recommendations made by the assistant director of services, Brian Barrett, based on the investigator’s report and the investigation was now closed. However, Mr Greaney said he was not informed what the recommendations were or what they would mean for his future conditions of employment.
A representative of Galway City Council argued that Mr Greaney had not established what if any specific treatment he had been subject to and had never raised any issues relating to a disability or sought specific reasonable accommodations.
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