Alan Haugh BL was a practicing barrister, specialising in employment and industrial relations law, until his appointment as Deputy Chairman of the Labour Court in September 2015. Alan was previously Head of Employment Law at IBEC, Legal Adviser to NERA, and a Senior Associate at A&L Goodbody. He advised the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation during the course of the drafting of the Workplace Relations Act 2015.
This matter came before the High Court by way of an appeal on a point of law pursuant to section 90(1) of the Employment Equality Act 1998 (“the Act”). The appeal was brought on behalf of the Nano Nagle School (“the School”) against a determination of the Labour Court that the School had failed to take appropriate measures to accommodate Ms Daly’s disability in contravention of section 16 of the Act. The Labour Court had found for Ms Daly and had awarded her €40,000.00 in compensation. Although the School’s failure in this regard had resulted in her dismissal, Ms Daly had not made a claim of discriminatory dismissal.
Background
The Appellant is a school for children with varying degrees
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