Emily Williams told the WRC she felt it was unprofessional to discuss her maternity leave in front of the interview panel. A school principal told her at the end of a job interview, "you really should enjoy every moment at home with the baby". The Workplace Relations Commission Adjudicator Patricia Owens found that Emily Williams was discriminated against on the grounds of family status. The Board of Management of St Tola's National School in County Westmeath was ordered to pay €85,000 in compensation. The decision identifies discriminatory treatment during recruitment tied to family responsibilities.
Emily Williams told the WRC that she felt it was unprofessional to discuss her maternity leave in front of the interview panel. A primary school has been ordered to pay €85,000 in discrimination compensation to a teacher after a school principal said to her at the end of a job interview "you really should enjoy every moment at home with the baby".
In the case, Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Adjudicator, Patricia Owens has ordered the Board of Management (BOM) of Co Westmeath primary school, St Tola's NS to pay the €85,000 compensation to the teacher, Emily Williams, after finding that she was discriminated against on the grounds of family status.
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