Ritchie found the office a very noisy environment, distracting her while trying to make calls. She indicated unprofessionalism of colleagues engaging in personal conversations.
"These were comments from the respondent's chief officer, the most senior person within the executive structure of the organisation, and... inappropriate."
The Workplace Relations Commission awarded the woman nearly â¬100,000 due to her unlawful dismissal after confronting her former fiancé about his inappropriate online activities.