ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00050076
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Parties | Nigel Byrne | Jessica Harrington Racing |
Representatives | Not represented | Ms Galway |
Complaint:
Act | Complaint Reference No. | Date of Receipt |
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 77 of the Employment Equality Act, 1998 | CA-00054640-001 | 18/01/2023 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 15/05/2024
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Seamus Clinton
Procedure:
In accordance with Section 79 of the Employment Equality Acts, 1998 – 2015following the referral of the complaint to me by the Director General, I inquired into the complaint and gave the parties an opportunity to be heard and to present any evidence relevant to the complaint. The hearing was held in the Hearing Rooms, Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), Carlow. The complainant did not attend the hearing. Ms Galway attended the hearing on behalf of the respondent.
Background:
The complainant did not attend the hearing to make out his complaint. |
Summary of Complainant’s Case:
The complainant did not attend the hearing. I delayed the hearing for fifteen minutes in case the complainant was running late. I am satisfied that the complainant was on notice of the hearing. As no prima facie case was made out by the complainant, the burden of proof did not shift to the respondent. |
Summary of Respondent’s Case:
The respondent representative attended the hearing to answer the complaint. |
Findings and Conclusions:
As the complainant did not attend the hearing to make out his complaint, and no prima facie case was made out, I find the complaint not well founded. The complainant was not discriminated against. |
Decision:
Section 79 of the Employment Equality Acts, 1998 – 2015 requires that I make a decision in relation to the complaint in accordance with the relevant redress provisions under section 82 of the Act.
CA-00054640- 001-I find the complaint not well founded. The complainant was not discriminated against. |
Dated: 27-05-24
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Seamus Clinton
Key Words:
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