ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION

Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00006029

	Complainant	Respondent
Anonymised Parties	Chef	Cafe Owner

Representatives

Complaint(s):

Act	Complaint/Dispute Reference No.	Date of Receipt
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Section 8 of the Unfair Dismissals Act, 1977	CA-00008300-001	21/11/2016

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 08/08/2017

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Joe Donnelly

Procedure:

In accordance with Section 8 of the Unfair Dismissals Acts, 1977 - 2015, following the referral of the complaint to me by the Director General, I inquired into the complaint and gave the parties an opportunity to be heard by me and to present to me any evidence relevant to the complaint.

Background:

The complainant was employed as a chef in a café from June 2015 until November 2016. The complainant was made redundant.

Summary of Complainant’s Case:

Unfair selection for redundancy.

Summary of Respondent’s Case:

Poor trading.

Re-structuring of catering function.

Findings and Conclusions:

There was no attendance by either party at the hearing. No subsequent explanation was received in this regard.

Decision:

Section 8 of the Unfair Dismissals Acts, 1977 – 2015 requires that I make a decision in relation to the unfair dismissal claim consisting of a grant of redress in accordance with section 7 of the 1977 Act.

The complaint is dismissed for want of prosecution.

Dated: 6^th December 2017

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Joe Donnelly

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