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WRC finds complaint against government department not well founded after complainant’s absence

By Niamh Kearney

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Place: no local area assigned from the source.

The Workplace Relations Commission found a complaint against A Government Department not well founded after the complainant did not attend the hearing. The merits were not decided. The complainant, A Member of the Travelling Community, alleged that the department failed to administer benefits and discriminated on the Traveller community ground. The WRC said sworn evidence was needed to establish facts that could shift the burden of proof. The decision was dated 24 April 2024.

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