The worker, Sylwia Szuba, secured the award on foot of a complaint against Esker Property Holdings Ltd, trading as Hazel Hall Nursing Home in Clane, Co Kildare. Photograph: Getty Images/Maskot
A care home worker whose manager said her “attitude” might be due to her Polish nationality and said Irish people were “nicer and kinder” has been awarded €1,800 for racial discrimination.
The worker, Sylwia Szuba, secured the award on foot of a complaint under the Employment Equality Act 1998 against Esker Property Holdings Ltd, trading as Hazel Hall Nursing Home in Clane, Co Kildare.
Ms Szuba was three months into probationary employment as an activities co-ordinator
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