ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00012068
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Anonymised Parties | Sales Assistant | Retailer |
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-00016036-001 | 28/11/2017 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 08/03/2018
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Marian Duffy
Procedure:
In accordance with Section 8 of the Unfair Dismissals Acts, 1977 - 2015, and following the referral of the complaints to me by the Director General, I inquired into the complaints and gave the parties an opportunity to be heard by me and to present to me any evidence relevant to the complaints.
Background:
The complainant was employed by the respondent as a sales assistant from 25th of October 2016 until 11th of November 2017 when his employment terminated. He is claiming that he was unfairly dismissed. |
Summary of Complainant’s Case:
The complainant did not attend the hearing. Following a telephone call to the complainant’s mobile phone, the WRC was informed that the complainant was mistaken about the date of the hearing and it was agreed that he would put the reasons for his non-attendance in writing. There was no further contact from the complainant. |
Summary of Respondent’s Case:
The respondent did not attend the hearing. |
Findings and Conclusions:
I am satisfied that the complainant was on notice of the hearing. As he did not attend the hearing or provide a written explanation for his non-attendance, I was unable to proceed to hear the complaint. |
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 complainant did not attend the Adjudication hearing therefore he has failed to pursue his complaint. On that basis, the complaint fails for want of prosecution. |
Dated: 3rd August 2018
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Marian Duffy
Key Words:
No appearance, complaint fails for want of prosecution |