Age discrimination application dismissed; employer provided rational, non-discriminatory business reasons for not hiring applicant.
The applicant, a 75-year-old former school bus driver, alleged that the respondent discriminated against him on the basis of age when it did not hire him for a route.
The respondent had recently acquired another transportation company and was contractually obligated to assign its existing drivers to the available routes.
The Tribunal found that while the applicant established a prima facie case of discrimination, the respondent provided a rational, credible, and non-discriminatory explanation for its hiring decision based on contractual obligations and cost-containment.
The application was dismissed.
Alan Truscott v. Landmark Student Transportation, 2014 HRTO 607
