Employment Equality Act, 1998
DEC - E - 2002/011
Mr. Gerard Fahey
-V-
McKinsey & Co. Inc.
(Represented by A & L Goodbody, Solicitors)
File No. EE 2001/146
Date of Issue 26/02/2002
Keywords: Employment Equality Act, 1998 Sections 6 and 8 - Access to employment - Discriminatory treatment - Age - Jurisdiction - Time Limits - Prima Facie case
Background:
The complainant alleges that he was discriminated against by the respondent on the grounds of age in terms of Section 6(2)(f) of the Employment Equality Act, 1998 and contrary to Sections 8 of that Act when he was not invited to an interview following his application for the post of Business Analyst. The respondent contended that the claim was without jurisdiction and outside the time limits set by Section 77(5) of the 1998 Act.