Gender row | Female job applicant allegedly told vacant role was 'only for men'

A female employee has been awarded over £6,000 compensation after claiming she was told that a job she was interested in was only for men.

Jess Quinn was working at Irish company Source & Supply Logistics on a three-month contract, when she enquired about another upcoming vacancy within the firm.

However, she claimed she was told that the role was only open to male candidates because it involved lots of heavy lifting and carrying boxes weighing up to 15kg up and down stairs.

Having previously driven an HGV for the company and having experience in heavy lifting, she was undeterred and applied for the job anyway, but was not offered an interview.