Mason Hayes and Curran told to retrain its managers on disability policies
Law firm Mason Hayes and Curran has been ordered to retrain its managers on disability policies and pay €5,000 compensation to a dismissed solicitor suffering from ‘long Covid’ and depression following a Workplace Relations Commission ruling that it discriminated against him.
John Cleary of trade union Siptu, appearing for the employee, submitted that his client was experiencing “a lot of fatigue” and failing to retain or process information during his time with the firm – leaving him “anxious about making mistakes and about the quality of his work” and feeling “overwhelmed”.
In an email that evening, Ms Allen told Mr Gourley that she recalled the complainant disclosing Long Covid to her, but that the worker had not sought reasonable accommodation for the condition. She added that it was the first time he had mentioned depression. The move to dismiss Mr Gourley on competence grounds “was taken in the absence of any assessment of his capabilities and whether reasonable accommodation could be put in place to address his shortcomings”, the adjudicator added.
However, a planned meeting in September did not go ahead after Mr Gourley was late in arriving, the WRC was told. The employee did not attend when it was rescheduled the following month, though email correspondence continued, the tribunal heard.
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