Lucas v Eurocoach (NI) Limited [2024] NIIT 51579/21 [Reconsideration]

Posted In: Case Law
  • Decision Number
    NIIT 51579/21 [Reconsideration]
  • Legal Body
    Northern Ireland Industrial Tribunal (NIIT)
  • Type of Claim / Jurisdiction
    Discrimination, Tribunal Practice, Procedures and Jurisdictional Issues
Issues covered: Disability Discrimination; Time Limits; Tribunal Procedure; Reconsideration

Background:

The claimant brought a series of claims relating to disability discrimination and largely relating to his contract of employment stating that the hours of work may vary depending on the needs of the business. A series of issues arose including the claimant driving with one shoe off at a point. The Tribunal hearing those claims dismissed them – many of them for being out of time – and others due to not having sufficient substance or evidence in relation to disability discrimination.

The claimant then brought an application for a reconsideration by the Tribunal of the decision to dismiss.  From a procedural perspective, the Tribunal Judge who originally made the decision was

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This article is correct at 28/11/2024
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