ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00061861
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Parties | Lisa McNew | Verizon Services Ireland Limited |
Representatives | Mr J Murray BL instructed by Jennifer McCarthy Daniel Spring & Co. Solicitors | Ms MP Guinness BL instructed by Siobhra Rush of Lewis Silkin Solicitors. |
Complaint:
Act | Complaint/Dispute Reference No. | Date of Receipt |
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 77 of the Employment Equality Act, 1998 | CA-00075522-001 | 18/09/2025 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 25/11/2025
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Michael McEntee
Procedure:
In accordance with Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act, 2015 & Section 79 of the Employment Equality Acts, 1998 - 2015, following the referral of the complaint to me by the Director General, I inquired into the complaint and gave the parties an opportunity to be heard by me and to present to me any evidence relevant to the complaint.
In deference to the Supreme Court ruling, Zalewski v Ireland and the WRC [2021] IESC 24 on the 6th of April 2021 the Parties were informed in advance that the Hearing would normally be in Public, Testimony under Oath or Affirmation would be required and full cross examination of all witnesses would be provided for.
The required Affirmation / Oath was administered to all witnesses present. The legal peril of committing Perjury was explained to all parties.
The issue of anonymisation in the published finding of the WRC was considered by the Parties but not deemed necessary.
Linked Complaint
This complaint was linked to ADJ-00055814.
It was not pursued in the context of the pleadings related to ADJ-00055814.
Accordingly, it has to be deemed Not Properly Founded and deemed not successful
Decision:
Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act 2015 and & Section 79 of the Employment Equality Acts, 1998 – 2015requires that I make a decision in relation to the complaint(s)/dispute(s) in accordance with the relevant redress provisions under Schedule 6 of that Act.
CA: 00075522-001
The Complaint is deemed Not Properly Founded and is not successful
Dated: 01-04-26
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Michael McEntee
Key Words:
Employment Equality |