The applicant, a 66-year-old university professor, alleged age discrimination and reprisal after she was not selected for the long short-list for a Co-Director position at a research centre.
The Tribunal found that the hiring committee had credible, rational, and non-discriminatory reasons for not selecting the applicant, including her lack of academic fund-raising experience, limited administrative experience in a research centre context, and concerns about her collegiality and conduct.
The Tribunal also dismissed the reprisal allegation, finding no evidence that the hiring committee was aware of her public opposition to the university's mandatory retirement policy or that it factored into their decision.
Finally, the Tribunal dismissed the allegation that the university failed to investigate her complaint, finding she had not properly raised an internal complaint that would trigger a duty to investigate.
The application was dismissed.