The Labour Court overturned a €2,500 age discrimination award to Katherine Gamble on Cuala Developments Limited’s appeal. In a determination dated 15 February 2017, it set aside the Adjudication Officer’s finding on Gamble’s complaint, which arose from her compulsory retirement.
Gamble had told the Court she would not contest the appeal and did not attend the hearing. The Court said she had not advanced a prima facie case before it, so the evidential burden did not shift to the employer. The appeal succeeded after Gamble did not attend; the merits were not decided.