DEC-E2002-039

Employment Equality Act, 1998

DEC - E - 2002/039

Maguire
(Represented by the Equality Authority)

V

North Eastern Health Board
(Represented by HSEA)

File No. EE 2002/019

Date of Issue 22/08/2002

Employment Equality Act, 1998 Sections 6, 8, 15, 32, 56, 74, 77 - Employment - Traveller - Prima Facie case - Burden of Proof - Harassment - Victimisation - Dismissal

The complainant alleges that he was discriminated against by the respondent on the Traveller ground when his complaint following harassment at the Christmas Party was not investigated. The complainant also alleges that he was treated differently by both management and colleagues when they became aware that he was a Traveller. The respondent denies the allegations that the complainant was treated less favourably on the Traveller ground. The respondent accepts that the complainant made a complaint about harassment at the Christmas Party but it did not consider that it was appropriate to get involved in an incident which occurred outside the workplace.

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