Labour Court declines jurisdiction over Beaumont Hospital appeal

The Labour Court declined jurisdiction over Beaumont Hospital’s appeal against an extension of time for Marian Bayliss to refer her gender discrimination complaint. The determination was dated 28 November 2012. The Equality Tribunal Director had allowed Bayliss extra time to refer the complaint. The Labour Court found there was no statutory right of appeal when the hospital appealed, and that a later amendment did not give it jurisdiction. The discrimination complaint was not decided; the merits were not decided.