WRC rejects John Hamill’s religion discrimination complaint against Hazel Chu

The Workplace Relations Commission found John Hamill’s Equal Status complaint against Hazel Chu was not well founded. The decision, dated 27 August 2024, concerned Hamill’s allegation that non-faith groups were denied access to public resources provided to religious groups. The adjudicator found the non-faith forum was not directly comparable to the established Dublin City Interfaith Forum. He also concluded that the complaint concerned the forum as an organisation and that the evidence did not establish facts from which discrimination could be presumed. Under the Equal Status Act, a complaint must be brought by an individual alleging that prohibited conduct was directed at them; the adjudicator concluded Hamill’s complaint did not meet that test.