"A business has failed to convince the Workplace Relations Commission that its staff were "not aware" a young girl was a Traveller when she was accused of not paying for her sweets and been ordered to pay €8,000 for discriminatory treatment."
"The WRC directed the unidentified business, the operator of an open farm, to pay compensation on foot of a complaint brought on behalf of the girl under the Equal Status Act 2000."
The Workplace Relations Commission issued a decision requiring an unidentified open farm business to pay €8,000 in compensation for discriminatory treatment. A young Traveller girl was accused of not paying for sweets, and the business failed to convince the commission that staff were unaware of her Traveller status. The complaint was brought under the Equal Status Act 2000, which protects against discrimination based on protected characteristics including Traveller community membership. The commission's ruling establishes that the business's lack of awareness defense was insufficient to excuse the discriminatory conduct.
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