Veteran HIV charity manager faces disciplinary action
A long-time manager at the HIV charity HIV Ireland is facing disciplinary action following allegations of bullying and transphobia toward a colleague. The manager claims the disciplinary process is a retaliatory measure for her whistleblowing regarding the charity's use of public funds.
Why it matters
The case illustrates the complexities of workplace conflict, internal governance, and the intersection of protected disclosures with interpersonal conduct allegations.
A veteran manager at a HIV charity who claims she is being targeted for voicing concerns about the use of public money is facing disciplinary action after being accused of bullying and transphobia towards a colleague, a tribunal has heard.
The manager is alleged to have questioned the "worth" and "health status" of a trans woman colleague who is openly HIV-positive in an interaction the other worker said she regarded as transphobic "at worst".
Erin Nugent, a project co-ordinator at HIV Ireland, is pursuing a complaint under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 against her employer.
Disciplinary action is currently on hold pending the outcome of the statutory complaint to Workplace Relations Commission, the tribunal heard on Friday.
Ms Nugent has worked at the organisation since the early 1990s, when it was established as the Dublin Aids Alliance, the WRC heard.
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