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Iarnrod Eireann did not discriminate against train driver, tribunal finds

By Rory Hanlon

Workplace decision ·

The Equality Tribunal found that Iarnrod Eireann did not discriminate against train driver Mr Tom Grimes in three complaints concerning reasonable accommodation, an insurance payment delay and a sign-on requirement. Equality Officer Stephen Bonnlander’s decision was dated 19 April 2012. The officer found the railway met its reasonable accommodation duties: it progressed Grimes’s request for DART driving duties while he was medically unfit for work and provided the change when he returned. The officer also found the insurance scheme delay was not discriminatory and accepted that signing on at Connolly Station during training reflected company policy, not his disability.

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