Aoife Gallagher-Watson is director in employment law at EY Law Ireland.
A specialist in the areas of employment and work health and safety law, Aoife has over 15 years’ experience working in-house and with top-tier law employment teams in Ireland and overseas.
She has worked with a range of clients across regulated and unregulated industries, advising on contentious and non-contentious employment matters.
Aoife also has extensive experience in advising and representing companies and senior executives in connection with work health and safety obligations, regulatory investigations and prosecutions.
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Email: Aoife.Gallagher-Watson@ie.ey.com
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In a recent decision of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), an Adjudication Officer awarded €85,000 in compensation to a teacher who was found to have been discriminated against during a recruitment process. The case, brought under Irish equality legislation, highlights the risks employers face when interview practices stray into protected territory. Below, the Employment Team from EY Law Ireland outlines the basis for the award and offers practical guidance for HR professionals, including upcoming changes under the EU Pay Transparency Directive.
What happened in Williams v Board of Management St. Tola’s NS?
Ms Williams (the “Complainant”) was employed as a teacher by St. Tola’s National School (the “School”) from September 2022 to August 2024 on two fixed term contracts.
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