Donegal County Council employee awarded €45,000 for discriminatory dismissal after informing bosses of pregnancy

WRC.

Stephen Bourke

A Donegal County Council employee who had temporary contracts renewed year after year only to be left out of work after telling her bosses she was pregnant has won €45,000 for her discriminatory dismissal nearly five years ago.

In a decision out today, the Workplace Relations Commission awarded Fionnuala Bonner the sum on foot of her complaints under the Employment Equality Act and the Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003.