ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00062045
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Parties | Amy Deady | Arachas Corporate Brokers |
Representatives | Self-Represented | MP Guinness B.L., instructed by A&L Goodbody LLP |
Complaint(s):
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-00075350-001 | 11/09/2025 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 29/04/2026
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Conor Stokes
Procedure:
In accordance with 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.
Background:
This matter was heard by way of remote hearing pursuant to the Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2020 and S.I. No. 359/2020 which designates the WRC as a body empowered to hold remote hearings. |
Summary of Complainant’s Case:
The complainant accepted that the incorrect entity had been named when lodging this complaint. |
Summary of Respondent’s Case:
The representative for the respondent submitted that the incorrect economic entity had been named when submitting this complaint. |
Findings and Conclusions:
The representative for the respondent submitted that the incorrect economic entity had been named when submitting these complaints. The complainant accepted that the incorrect entity had been named when lodging these complaints. As the incorrect entity was named when lodging these complaints, and in all the circumstances of this case, I am precluded from considering this complaint any further. |
Decision:
Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act 2015 requires that I make a decision in relation to the complaint in accordance with the relevant redress provisions under Schedule 6 of that Act.
Having regard to the evidence submitted by the parties, my decision is that the incorrect economic entity was named in respect of these complaints and I am precluded from considering these complaints any further. |
Dated: 30th April 2026
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Conor Stokes
Key Words:
Employment Equality – incorrect economic entity named – precluded from proceeding to hear the complaint |