McCartney v Women Into Politics Training for Women Network Lim... Women Into Politics Training for Women Network Lim... [2012] NIFET 00153_10FET (04 April 2012)

McCartney v Women Into Politics Training for Women Network Lim... Women Into Politics Training for Women Network Lim... [2012] NIFET 00153_10FET (04 April 2012)

The claimant failed to provide sufficient evidence from which the tribunal could conclude that she was discriminated against on the grounds of her political opinion. The tribunal found a genuine redundancy situation due to the cessation of project funding, and the dismissal process followed was within the range of reasonable responses for a small employer. No unlawful discrimination or unfair dismissal was established.

Citation
[2012] NIFET 00153_10FET
Parties
Claimant: Catherine McCartney; First Named Respondent: Women Into Politics; Second Named Respondent: Training for Women Network Limited
Jurisdiction
Northern Ireland
Judgment Date
04 April 2012
Procedural Posture
Fair Employment Tribunal / Final Judgment
Outcome
Claims dismissed
Legal Topics
Political Opinion Discrimination, Unfair Dismissal, Redundancy, Burden of Proof
Employment Law Anti Discrimination Law Political Opinion Discrimination Unfair Dismissal Redundancy Burden of Proof

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Parties

Catherine McCartney

Claimant

Women Into Politics

First Named Respondent

Training for Women Network Limited

Second Named Respondent

Procedural Posture

Fair Employment Tribunal / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the claimant’s perceived political opinion constitutes a political opinion for the purposes of the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (FETO)
  2. 2 Whether the claimant was subjected to unlawful discrimination by either respondent on the grounds of her perceived political opinion, contrary to FETO
  3. 3 Whether the claimant was fairly dismissed in accordance with the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

Ratio Decidendi

The claimant failed to provide sufficient evidence from which the tribunal could conclude that she was discriminated against on the grounds of her political opinion. The tribunal found a genuine redundancy situation due to the cessation of project funding, and the dismissal process followed was within the range of reasonable responses for a small employer. No unlawful discrimination or unfair dismissal was established.

Court Disposition

Claims dismissed