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You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> Fair Employment Tribunal Northern Ireland Decisions >> Ekinci v Sword Security (NI) Ltd Joe Robson Jennifer Smyth Sword Security (NI) Ltd Joe Robson Jennifer Smyth [2014] NIFET 00049_13FET (06 March 2014)
URL: http://www.bailii.org/nie/cases/NIFET/2014/49_13FET.html
Cite as: [2014] NIFET 49_13FET, [2014] NIFET 00049_13FET
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FAIR EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL
CASE REFS: 49/13 FET
758/13
CLAIMANT: Ismail Ekinci
RESPONDENTS: 1. Sword Security (NI) Ltd
2. Joe Robson
3. Jennifer Smyth
DECISION
The unanimous decision of the Tribunal is set out at Paragraph 1. below.
Constitution of Tribunal:
Chairman: Mr D Buchanan
Members: Ms G Ferguson
Mr R Hanna
Appearances:
The claimant was represented by Mr N Nolan, Solicitor, of Paul K Nolan & Company, Solicitors.
The respondents were represented by Mr T Sheridan, of Peninsula Business Services Ltd.
1. The claimant’s claims of unlawful discrimination on the grounds of race and racial harassment are dismissed. Although a Fair Employment case, the matter proceeded as a race discrimination case, and the legal issues were confined to the Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1977, as amended. For the avoidance of doubt, we also dismiss any claims under the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 arising out of the facts adduced in evidence before us.
2. Oral reasons were given at the hearing.
Chairman:
Date and place of hearing: 27 – 28 January 2014; and
10 February 2014, Belfast
Date decision recorded in register and issued to parties: