Labour Court refers late discrimination complaint for investigation

The Labour Court found reasonable cause for a worker’s delay in referring a discrimination complaint against Cathedral Credit Union and sent it to an Equality Officer for investigation. Its decision was dated 29 August 1996; the discrimination allegation was not decided on its merits. The worker said she learned on 5 June 1995 that the post she had applied for was offered to someone else. She referred the complaint on 5 December 1995, after writing to the Credit Union and expecting a response or local talks. The Court found that expectation was reasonable cause for her delay.