ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION/RECOMMENDATION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00008223
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Anonymised Parties | Member of the Travelling Community | Publican |
Complaint(s):
Act | Complaint/Dispute Reference No. | Date of Receipt |
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Section 21 Equal Status Act, 2000 | CA-00010918-001 | 21/04/2017 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 05/12/2017
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: John Tierney
Procedure:
In accordance with Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act, 2015 [and/or Section 25 of the Equal Status Act, 2000, and/or Section 13 of the Industrial Relations Acts 1969] following the referral of the complaint(s)/dispute(s) to me by the Director General, I inquired into the complaint(s)/dispute(s) and gave the parties an opportunity to be heard by me and to present to me any evidence relevant to the complaint(s)/dispute(s).
Background:
The Claimant is claiming that he was refused service in a public house by the Respondent on the basis that he is a member of the Travelling Community The Hearing advised the parties that such a complaint can now only be dealt with under section 25 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003. |
Decision:
Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act 2015 requires that I make a decision in relation to the complaint(s)/dispute(s) in accordance with the relevant redress provisions under Schedule 6 of that Act.
[Section 25 of the Equal Status Acts, 2000 – 2015 requires that I make a decision in relation to the complaint in accordance with the relevant redress provisions under section 27 of that Act.]
For the above reason, I have no jurisdiction in this matter |
Dated: 2nd August 2018
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: John Tierney
Key Words:
Refusal of service by a publican to a member of the Travelling Community |