ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00013819
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Anonymised Parties | A rental applicant | An Auctioneering firm |
Representatives | Not present | A Director |
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-00018136-001 | 26/03/2018 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 16/02/2021
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Peter O'Brien
Procedure:
In accordance with Section 25 of the Equal Status Act, 2000 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 Complainant alleged he was discriminated against when seeking to rent a house. |
Summary of Complainant’s Case:
The Complainant was not present at the Hearing to present his case. |
Summary of Respondent’s Case:
The Respondent was present at the Hearing and denied any discrimination. |
Decision:
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.
A complaint was received by the Director General of the Workplace Relations Commission by the Complainant on March 26th 2018 alleging that the Respondent contravened the provisions of Section 3 of the Act in relation to him. The said complaint was referred to me for investigation. A hearing for that purpose was held on February 16th 2021. There was no appearance by or on behalf of the complainant at the Hearing. I am satisfied that the said complainant was informed in writing of the date, time and place at which the Hearing to investigate the complaint would be held. In these circumstances and in the absence of any evidence to the contrary having been adduced before me, I must conclude that the within complaint is not well-founded and I decide accordingly |
Dated: 26th February 2021
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Peter O'Brien
Key Words:
Discrimination |