Bridgehall Taverns Ltd. t/a The Uluru Bar & Restaurant v Deirdre Walsh [2023]
Decision Number: UDD2322 Legal Body: Labour Court
Published on: 27/07/2023
Issues Covered:
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Paul D Maier BL Barrister
Paul D Maier BL Barrister
Paul maier

Paul D Maier is a barrister specialising in the law of work, labour, and employment. Based in Dublin, Ireland, he is a member of the Law Library, having been called to the Bar in 2022.

Paul represents both employers and employees at all levels of the Courts, as well as before the Labour Court and the Workplace Relations Commission. He is a qualified arbitrator and is frequently commissioned to lead independent investigations and disciplinary procedures for organisations. Additionally, he is regularly engaged to provide legal advice and opinions on employment law and related matters.

Paul serves as the Editor of the Irish Employment Law Journal and Employment Law Report, and he is the Treasurer of the Employment Bar Association.

Background

Background:

The matter appeared before the Labour Court on appeal by the Complainant after an Adjudication Officer found her complaint to be not well founded.

The Complainant, a bar worker, received a text from a regular customer of the Respondent’s business, “Mr D”, that was explicitly sexual in nature and made the Complainant very uncomfortable. The Complainant made a complaint to her employer, who contacted An Garda Síochána. An Garda Síochána advised the message constituted sexual harassment, perhaps at a criminal level. The Complainant and Respondent agreed that Mr D would be barred from the premises, which was agreeable to all parties, but after five months, the Complainant saw Mr D on the at the bar multiple times, once

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