一名爱尔兰聋哑人因要求获得他不需要的正式手语证明而遭雇主歧视。 A deaf Irishman won €40,000 in compensation after a tribunal ruled his employer discriminated against him by demanding a formal sign language certification he didn’t need.

诺埃尔·奥康奈尔是聋人和聋人教育博士学位持有者,在爱尔兰工作场所关系委员会裁定国家特殊教育委员会(NCSE)间接歧视他,要求正式的爱尔兰手语资格担任顾问职务,尽管他作为本地的ISL用户很流利,经验丰富,但他仍获得40,000欧元的补偿。 Noel O’Connell, a deaf man and PhD holder in deaf education, was awarded €40,000 in compensation after Ireland’s Workplace Relations Commission ruled the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) indirectly discriminated against him by requiring a formal Irish Sign Language qualification for an advisor role, despite his fluency as a native ISL user and extensive experience. 法庭认定,NCSE未能采取有利的内部审查行动,认为O ' Connell的资格相等,违反了自己的雇用守则,对聋哑人申请人造成过分的伤害。 The tribunal found the NCSE failed to act on a favorable internal review that deemed O’Connell’s qualifications equivalent, violating its own hiring code and causing disproportionate harm to deaf applicants. 这项裁决推翻了通常的13 000欧元赔偿上限,指出根据欧洲法律需要有效的补救措施。 The ruling overturned the usual €13,000 compensation cap, citing the need for effective remedies under European law.