Campbell v Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council [2022]

Posted In: Case Law
  • Case Reference
    1409/19FET
  • Legal Body
    Northern Ireland Industrial Tribunal (NIIT)
  • Type of Claim / Jurisdiction
    Discrimination
Issues covered: Discrimination; Religious Belief; Political Opinion; Third Party Discrimination

The claimant is a Roman Catholic and of ‘no set political opinion’.  However, the claimant contended that as a result of her forename she would be perceived as a nationalist.   The claimant was not an employee for the respondent but rather an agency worker through her employer, Grafton Recruitment. The claimant worked as a receptionist at the Castlereagh Hills Golf Course which was owned by the respondent. The issue arising relates to two allegations against a member of the respondent’s golf course and how those allegations were dealt with by the respondent when they were brought to their attention. 

The first incident was from October 2018 where Mr A (a member of the

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This article is correct at 03/02/2022
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