"The woman, who worked for Asba Meats in Co Clare was awarded over €40,000 for sexual harassment She said she was "overwhelmed with fear" and felt the businessman was "looking for something else" She was relying on the firm for a work permit so she could work full-time and was "desperate for hours", WRC heard"
"A part-time meat factory worker who said she was "overwhelmed by fear" when its owner came to her home and told her he wanted "a head massage and some company" has won over €40,000 for sexual harassment and employment rights breaches."
"A Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) adjudicator has called it "profoundly troubling" that the businessman exploited the financial vulnerability of the part-time worker, who was relying on his firm for a work permit, to advance an "inappropriate agenda"."
A part-time worker at Asba Meats in Co Clare was awarded over €40,000 for sexual harassment and employment rights breaches. The factory owner visited her home and asked for a "head massage and some company," causing the worker to feel overwhelmed with fear. The worker believed the owner was "looking for something else." The worker relied on the firm to secure a work permit and was described as desperate for hours. A Workplace Relations Commission adjudicator found the exploitation of her financial vulnerability profoundly troubling and awarded compensation for the breaches.
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