Case Number: DEC-E2012-035- Full Case Report. Equality Tribunal

• Docket Number: DEC-E2012-035- Full Case Report
• Date: 01 March 2012
• Court: Equality Tribunal

The Equality Tribunal

Employment Equality Acts
Decision DEC-E2012-035

PARTIES

Grzegorz Wnuk, Grzegorz Pruszcynski, Miroslaw Stepien,
Marcin Pustkowski and Adam Niebisz
(Represented by Diarmuid Mruphy, B.L.,
instructed by Maguire McClafferty Solicitors)

- V -

Michael Dunne t/a Roofing Specialists and Contractors

File references: EE/2009/305 - 307 - 308 - 309 - 310
Date of issue: 27 March 2012

Keywords - Employment Equality Acts - Discriminatory Treatment - Race - Gender - Failure to Attend - Unreasonable

1. BACKGROUND

1.1 This dispute concerns a claim by the complainants that they were subjected to discriminatory treatment by the respondent on grounds of race and gender, in terms of Section 6 and contrary to Section 8 of the Employment Equality Acts

1.2 The complainants referred each of their claims of discrimination to the Director of the Equality Tribunal on 12 May 2009 under the Employment Equality Acts. On 12 March, 2012, in accordance with his powers under section 75 of the Acts, the Director delegated the cases to Conor Stokes - an Equality Officer - for investigation, hearing and decision and for the exercise of other relevant functions of the Director under Part VII of the Acts on which date my investigation commenced. As required by Section 79(1) and as part of my investigation, I proceeded to a hearing on 23 March 2012. All written and oral evidence presented to the Tribunal has been taken into consideration when coming to this decision.

1.3 The date of the hearing was notified to the parties by post.

1.4 The complainants representative and the respondent attended the hearing of this matter, however, none of the complainants attended.

2. DECISION

2.1 In accordance with Section 79(6) of the Employment Equality Acts I issue the following decision. As part of my investigation under Section 79 of the Acts, I am obliged to hold a hearing. I am satisfied that the complainants were notified of the arrangements for the hearing. I find that...