The Fair Employment Tribunal has found that a woman who worked for Stevenson & Reid Ltd, Belfast, was discriminated against, harassed and victimised on the grounds of her religious belief or political opinion and constructively unfairly dismissed. Helen Scott (52) was awarded £20,736 compensation.   The Equality Commission supported her case.

Ms Scott worked as a sales manager for the bathroom, plumbing and heating supplies firm in its Prince Regent Road branch. The company’s workforce is predominantly Protestant, and at the time of the events described, Ms Scott was the only Catholic employee in the East Belfast showroom.  Ms Scott had worked for the respondent from 1 August 2011 until 21 August 2015, when she resigned.

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