WRC had no jurisdiction over Emily Brady’s restaurant complaint

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The Workplace Relations Commission found it had no jurisdiction to consider Emily Brady’s disability discrimination complaint against JFR Limited because it concerned alleged prohibited conduct in a licensed premises.

Adjudication officer David James Murphy’s decision was dated 7 May 2024. The adjudication hearing took place on 13 December 2023.

Brady said she had a hearing disability and could not engage with the people around her because of the volume of the sound system. She alleged that she told a staff member about her disability and asked to move away from the system, but her request was not facilitated.

The respondent denied that Brady had notified staff of a hearing-related disability. It said staff sought to move her when she requested it, but no other tables were available.