The Tribunal held a summary hearing on its own initiative to determine whether the applicant's age discrimination application should be dismissed for having no reasonable prospect of success.
The applicant alleged she was overworked, unfairly disciplined, and transferred with reduced hours due to her age, pointing to similar treatment of other older employees by a new assistant manager.
The Tribunal found that while the applicant's case relied on potentially difficult similar fact evidence, it could not conclude there was no reasonable prospect of success.
The application was allowed to proceed to mediation.
