WRC rejects Colm Costello’s age discrimination complaint against TU Dublin

The Workplace Relations Commission found Colm Costello’s discrimination complaint against Technical University Of Dublin not well founded in a decision dated 17 October 2023. Costello said the university withdrew a proposed project role because he was retired. The university said approval under the Employment Control Framework would take too long for the time-limited project. The adjudicator found the issue was Costello’s status as a retired former employee of the university, a ground not covered by the Employment Equality Act. The university later sought to check whether the project could still proceed, but Costello said he was no longer available and told it not to ask. The complaint was found not well founded.