The recent decision of the WRC in the case of Victorine Neuray v LIRG5 Ltd, ADJ-00029639 highlights the importance of an employee having to first put an employer on notice of the fact that they have a disability before claiming a right to reasonable accommodation.

Facts:

This case involved complaints that the Complainant and her husband are both persons with disabilities and that the Respondent (whom the Complainant had worked for in a clerical post from 2007 to July 2020) failed to provide her with reasonable accommodation under Section 16 of the Employment Equality Acts (“The Acts”).

At the centre of matters which led to the complaint before the Adjudicator was the decision of the Respondent to move their business premises from Castlebar, Co. Mayo to Knock, Co. Mayo in 2020.

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