ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION/RECOMMENDATION

Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00006509

Parties:

	Complainant	Respondent
Anonymised Parties	A Maintenance Worker	A Spa / Wellbeing Centre

Complaint(s)/Dispute(s) for Resolution:

Act	Complaint/Dispute Reference No.	Date of Receipt
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Section 11 of the Minimum Notice & Terms of Employment Act, 1973	CA-00008367-003	24/11/2016

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 20/03/2017

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Emile Daly

Location of Hearing: The Mullingar Park Hotel

Procedure:

In accordance with Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act, 2015 following the referral of the complaint(s)/dispute(s) to me by the Director General, I inquired into the complaint(s)/dispute(s) and gave the parties an opportunity to be heard by me and to present to me any evidence relevant to the complaint(s)/dispute(s).

Background:

The Complainant worked for the Respondent as a maintenance worker from 27 October 2015 until 24 October 2016

Summary of Complainant’s Case:

A week prior to his termination the Complainant was informed that his employment would end the following week.

Summary of Respondent’s Case:

No appearance

Findings and Conclusions:

The Complainant is entitled to one week minimum notice but received this.

Decision:

Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act 2015 requires that I make a decision in relation to the complaint(s)/dispute(s) in accordance with the relevant redress provisions under Schedule 6 of that Act.

The Complainant received one week’s minimum notice and as he was entitled to receive one week only, based on 11 full months of employment, this claim does not succeed.

Dated: 8^th May 2017

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Emile Daly

Key Words:

Minimum Notice