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Man who was sexually harassed awarded €49,700

A construction worker who was sexually harassed has been awarded a total of €49,700 by the Equality Tribunal. The worker took a case under the Employment Equality Act against his former employer - "a construction company" - for whom he worked from June 1996 until April 2006.

He said he was sexually harassed and that the company "treated him in a discriminatory manner and victimised him when it changed his conditions of employment, placed him on sick leave and ultimately made him redundant," said equality officer Bernadette Treanor in her report.

In 2000 and 2001, he complained about sexual harassment to his foreman, who took written statements from him and the alleged harasser.

"The only result of the complaint was that [he] was moved to another site. The complainant is satisfied that as as result of that early incident, his employers were aware of his sexual orientation," the report states.

There were further incidents in May 2005, involving a number of workers for another contractor and he complained to their foreman. The men later approached him and apologised. "After these complaints which the complainant perceived as sexual harassment, incidents continued to take place," the report adds.

Kitty Holland, Irish Times

More story at-http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2008/1021/1224454426688.html?via=mr

© 2008 The Irish Times

 
 

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