Objective panel criteria defeated unsupported nationality discrimination allegations.

The Complainant was employed by Bus Éireann as a Driver and Acting Supervisor. He alleged that he had suffered nationality discrimination and retaliation after raising a grievance. Despite his qualifications, he said that he had been excluded from opportunities while less-qualified Irish colleagues had been favoured. He maintained that he had regularly received demanding late shifts while Secondment Panel members obtained preferable rosters. During Galway Race Week, he had been the only Acting Inspector assigned driving duties while others supervised. He had also been unsuccessful in two Athlone competitions, received vague or no feedback, and suspected personal connections and managerial bias. He criticised HR’s delayed and inadequate responses, the absence