Case Number: ADJ-00007945. Workplace Relations Commission

• Docket Number: ADJ-00007945
• Hearing Date: 15 February 2018
• Date: 05 July 2018
• Court: Workplace Relations Commission
• Parties: Diane Casey V Kingdom Investments Limited T/a The Heights Hotel
• Respondent: Kingdom Investments Limited T/a The Heights Hotel

ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION/RECOMMENDATION

Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00007945

Parties:

	Complainant	Respondent
Parties	Diane Casey	Kingdom Investments Limited T/a The Heights Hotel

Representatives Una Glazier-Farmer B.L. instructed by Conor Myles, Solicitor

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-00010429-001	27/03/2017

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 15/02/2018

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Orla Jones

Procedure:

In accordance with Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act, 2015 and Section 25 of the Equal Status Act, 2000, following 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 by me and to present to me any evidence relevant to the complaint.

Background:

The complainant, referred a complaint under the Equal Status Acts, 2000-2015 to the Workplace Relations Commission on the 27th of March 2017. It is alleged that the complainant, along with members of her family, was refused access to the respondent’s bar and restaurant on the 27th of November, 2016. The complainant submits that the refusal of access took place due to the fact that they are members of the Traveller community. In accordance with his powers under section 75 of the Employment Equality Acts, 1998-2015 and under the Equal Status Acts, 2000-2015, the Director delegated the case to me Orla Jones, an Adjudication/Equality Officer, for investigation, hearing and decision and for the exercise of other relevant functions of the Director under III of the Equal Status Acts, 2000-2015. Written submissions were received from both parties. As required by Section 25(1) and as part of...