Quigley v Paul McGrory T/A Cafe Ole

The unanimous decision of the Tribunal is that the respondent unfairly dismissed the claimant and discriminated against her on the grounds of her sex. The Tribunal also makes a declaration that the respondent failed to provide the claimant with a contract of employment or a written statement. �Accordingly the Tribunal orders the respondent to pay to the claimant the following:-

�420.00 for failure to give the claimant a contract of employment or statement of employment particulars;

�17,500.00 compensation for injury to feelings for discrimination on the grounds of sex;

The claimant appeared and was represented by Miceal Canavan, solicitor, instructed by McGuinness & Canavan, Solicitors.

1.���� The claimant lodged four claim forms.� The first two of these, 1251/08 and 1506/08, alleged that the respondent had failed to give the claimant a contract of employment, an itemised pay statement, to pay her Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) or to deal with her grievance.