Ex-Air Corps captain awarded €117,800 over gender discrimination
The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has ordered the Minister for Defence to pay â¬117,814 in compensation to a former female captain in the Air Corps. WRC adjudication officer, Stephen Bonnlander has made the maximum possible compensation after finding Yvonne OâRourke was victim to gender discrimination arising from âan unacceptable systematic failureâ in the Defence Forces. After a seven-year battle by Ms OâRourke, Mr Bonnlander found she was discriminated against on gender grounds in her efforts to secure promotion. Based at Baldonnell Aerodrome, Ms OâRo...