WRC dismisses Gerard Lee’s discrimination complaint against Dublin City Council Culture Company

The WRC dismissed Gerard Lee’s Employment Equality Act complaint against Dublin City Council Culture Company, finding that he had not presented facts to establish a prima facie case. In a decision dated 17 May 2022, the adjudication officer said Lee had not clearly identified the statute or facts behind his complaint, leaving the company unable to know what case it had to answer. Lee said he had tried to narrow his complaint to an alleged unilateral change to his contract terms. The officer found that the amended complaint gave enough detail about that allegation, but a possible breach of contract was not properly before the WRC. The officer dismissed the complaint and determined that Lee was not discriminated against; whether the contract change occurred was not decided.