A Medical Secretary v HSE West [2013]
Decision Number: Legal Body: Workplace Relations Commission
Published on: 20/09/2013
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Bernadette Treanor is the founder of Beo Solutions, an employee relations and engagement consultancy which provides best practice expert leadership and impartial organisational support in the areas of employee relations, employee engagement, workplace investigations, disciplinary hearings and mediation. 

An expert in equality law, Bernadette provides Equality reviews and assessments, including assessments of cases being prepared. She is a Committee member of the Employment Law Association of Ireland (ELAI) and CIPD member. She reviews equality Decisions issued by the Equality Tribunal for Legal Island monthly and chairs its annual Equality Conference aimed at equality practitioners.

Background

This case is really interesting on both a human level and a technical level.  It is a relatively long decision reflecting the history involved.

The complaint was taken by a medical secretary employed since April 2001, who was diagnosed in 2004 with quite serious medical conditions of diverticular disease and a debilitating bowel condition.  She worked in an office shared with one other person who knew and understood her condition.  This office was adjacent to toilets.  In September 2006 she and her colleague were told that they would have to move to another location and share with two others.  The new location was not quite so close to toilets.  The complainant explained that her

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