The Complainant had been employed as a Staff Nurse with the Respondent for over 15 years. In addition to the Complainant’s duties as a Staff Nurse with the Respondent, the Complainant is also a union representative as part of an agreed framework between the Employer and a trade union. Part of the Complainant’s duties as a Union Representative involved attendance at certain management meetings whereby industrial relations issues are discussed.

At one such meeting which took place in July 2020, the Complainant submitted that she was subjected to a considerable degree of hostility and an inappropriate line of questioning from the management team. Shortly thereafter, the Complainant submitted a grievance in respect of the adverse treatment she received from