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The HSE must pay €13,000 after denying a Lithuanian man a job over a discriminatory Irish driver’s license rule.
The Irish Health Service Executive (HSE) must pay €13,000 in compensation after a Workplace Relations Committee ruled it discriminated against Gediminas Gvazdauskas, a Lithuanian national, by requiring a driver’s statement from Ireland’s National Driver Licence Service (NDLS) for a porter/driver role.
Gvazdauskas, who held a valid Lithuanian licence and had no driving offences, could not provide the NDLS document and was denied the job despite meeting other requirements, including Garda vetting and a letter from Lithuanian authorities.
The WRC found the policy disproportionately affected non-Irish nationals and violated the Employment Equality Act 1998, even though the HSE claimed the requirement was necessary and offered extensions.
The committee ordered the HSE to review its driver recruitment criteria and report findings to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission within six months.
El HSE debe pagar 13.000 euros después de negarle un trabajo a un hombre lituano por una regla discriminatoria sobre las licencias de conducir irlandesas.