Wallace v South Eastern Education and Library Board
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judgment Date | 01 January 1980 |
| Date | 01 January 1980 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Northern Ireland) |
Sex discrimination - Tribunal found appellant better qualified for job than successful male applicant -No evidence that discrimination was because of appellant's sex - Whether tribunal had erred in law - Whether tribunal had misapplied onus of proof.
The appellant, a female part-time audio-visual aids technician employed by the respondent, applied unsuccessfully for a post as a full time technician. The successful applicant for the post was male. The appellant appealed to the Industrial Tribunal for a decision under the Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order, 1976 that the respondent had unfairly discriminated against her on grounds of sex. The tribunal considered that the appellant's qualifications, experience and commitment to her work made her the superior candidate and were unable to accept the respondent's reasons for preferring another applicant. But in the absence of any evidence that the appellant's sex had influenced the appointment, the tribunal...
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