Industrial Tribunals Northern Ireland Decisions

 


McCandless v CFL Communications Specialists Ltd (Sex Discrimination/Equal Treatment) [2002] NIIT 03158_00 (26 June 2002)

THE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNALS

CASE REF: 03158/00

APPLICANT: Angela McCandless

RESPONDENT: CFL Communications Specialists Limited

DECISION

The unanimous decision of the tribunal is that the complaint is dismissed.

Appearances:

The applicant was not present and was not represented at this hearing.

The respondent was not represented at this hearing.

1. These reasons are given in summary form.
2. Both parties failed to attend or to be represented at the time and place fixed for the hearing. Neither party made any representations in writing of the kind envisaged in rule 8(4) of the Industrial Tribunals Rules of Procedure 1996 and no party provided any written answer of the kind envisaged in rule 4(3) of those rules.
3. This was a complaint of contravention of the Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 and/or of contravention of the Equal Treatment Directive 1976. Having considered the applicant's Originating Application and the notice of appearance the tribunal notes that, in proceedings for contravention of the Order or of the Directive, the onus of proof is on the applicant. The tribunal decided to dismiss the application.

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Date and place of hearing: 13 May 2002, Belfast

Date decision recorded in register and issued to parties: 26 June 2002