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26 Oct 2021

Prison service withdraws appeal in significant disability case

The Irish Prison Service (IPS) has withdrawn its appeal of a significant High Court judgment which found that the service must provide reasonable accommodation to disabled prison officers.

Design engineer fired over stammer awarded €15,000 in compensation

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17 Aug 2021

Design engineer fired over stammer awarded €15,000 in compensation

A Design Engineer for an agricultural machinery manufacturer who was dismissed over his stammer has been awarded €15,000 in compensation.

NI: Disability harassment case against B&M settled for £5,000 without admission of liability

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16 Aug 2021

NI: Disability harassment case against B&M settled for £5,000 without admission of liability

A man with a learning disability has settled a case alleging disability harassment against retailer B&M for £5,000 without admission of liability with support from the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI).