Jigsaw must pay €7k to former worker for discrimination on grounds of disability

A charity which provides youth mental health services has been ordered to pay €7,000 to a former employee with dyslexia over its failure to provide her with reasonable accommodation in her job.

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) ruled that Jigsaw – the National Centre for Youth Mental Health had breached the Employment Equality Act 1998 by discriminating against Caoimhe Gorrell on grounds of disability.

The WRC heard that Ms Gorrell had asked for the free app, Grammarly, which automatically corrects grammar and spelling to be downloaded on her work computer, but it was not done so for several months, despite promises to do so.

Ms Gorrell also asked in February 2023 if meetings could be minuted to avoid any ambiguity as she sometimes found it difficult “to process information verbally” because of her dyslexia.

The charity disputed the allegation that it had failed to provide Ms Gorrell with reasonable accommodation for her dyslexia and branded such a claim as…

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