Labour Court affirms decision against Zhihua Yuan in race discrimination case

The Labour Court affirmed a WRC decision that Zhihua Yuan’s race discrimination complaint against Gaffney Mechanical Limited was not well founded. Its determination was signed on 30 September 2026. Yuan appealed after the WRC rejected his complaint under the Employment Equality Act. He relied on signed employment terms and a work permit naming Gaffney Mechanical as his employer. The company argued it was the wrong respondent and that the complaint was out of time. The Court found Yuan had not established that he worked for Gaffney Mechanical during the relevant period or a legal relationship between the company and the separate entity that employed him. It therefore found no basis for the complaint.