Asha Rampersad

The applicant filed a human rights application alleging employment discrimination based on race, ancestry, and ethnic origin.

Prior to the hearing, the Tribunal issued a Case Assessment Direction requiring the applicant to produce medical records and other materials, which the applicant failed to do.

The applicant subsequently failed to appear at the scheduled hearing.

The Tribunal dismissed the application as abandoned due to the applicant's failure to appear and failure to comply with the Tribunal's directions.

The applicant alleged that the respondent discriminated against him on the basis of race by not offering him a transit operator position because he is a white male, while preferentially hiring Sikh candidates.

Following a summary hearing directed by the Tribunal, the adjudicator found that the application could not be dismissed as having no reasonable prospect of success.

The application will continue to be processed and proceed to mediation.