ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION

Adjudication Decision Reference: ADJ-00004415

Complaint for Resolution:

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-00006297-001	05/08/2016
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 27 of the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997	CA-00006297-002	05/08/2016
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 27 of the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997	CA-00006297-003	05/08/2016
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 27 of the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997	CA-00006297-004	05/08/2016

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 15/12/2016

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Penelope McGrath

Procedure:

In accordance with Section 41(4) of the Workplace Relations Act, 2015 and following the presentation by an employee of a complaint of a contravention by an employer of an Act contained in Schedule 5 of the Workplace Relations Act of 2015, made to the Director General and following a referral by the said Director General of this matter to the Adjudication services, I can confirm that I have fulfilled my obligation to make all relevant inquiries into the complaint or dispute. I have additionally and where appropriate heard the oral evidence of the parties and their witnesses and have taken account of the evidence tendered in the course of the hearing.

The Complainant herein has referred a matter for dispute resolution under Section 27 of the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 which allows for the presentation of a complaint that the Employer has contravened a relevant provision of the Act and the referral has been made within six months of the initial circumstances of the relevant dispute/contravention. The Workplace Relations Complaint Form was received on the 7^th of August 2016.

The Complainant additionally brought a claim under the Unfair Dismissals Legislation

Complainant’s Submission and Presentation:

No Attendance by Complainant

Respondent’s Submission and Presentation:

No Attendance by Respondent

Decision:

In circumstances where neither the Complainant nor the Respondent turned up for the hearing of this matter and having deemed the Notice of the hearing date to have been given in advance, I am satisfied that the within proceedings must be Struck Out for the want of Prosecution.

Dated: 7^th June 2017