ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION

Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00013358

Parties:

	Complainant	Respondent
Anonymised Parties	Seamstress	Equipment manufacturer

Complaint(s):

Act	Complaint/Dispute Reference No.	Date of Receipt
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Section 39 of the Redundancy Payments Act, 1967	CA-00018021-001	16/03/2018

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 16/07/2018

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Maire Mulcahy

Procedure:

In accordance Section 39 of the Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 - 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:

A notification of the date of the hearing issued to both the complainant and the respondent.

Summary of Complainant’s Case:

The complainant did not attend the hearing or advise of inability to attend.

Summary of Respondent’s Case:

The respondent attended.

Findings and Conclusions:

No evidence was presented by either party.

Decision:

[Section 39 of the Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 – 2012 requires that I make a decision in relation to the complaint in accordance with the relevant redress provisions under that Act.

As the complainant did not attend the hearing and therefore no evidence was presented to support the complaint, I find that this complaint fails.

Dated: 15/08/18

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Maire Mulcahy

Key Words:

Complainant’s non- attendance at hearing.