ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION/RECOMMENDATION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00008107
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Anonymised Parties | Complainant | Respondent |
Representatives | Did not attend | Mr Des Ryan BL instructed by Bernard Martin Eversheds |
Complaint(s):
Act | Complaint/Dispute Reference No. | Date of Receipt |
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Section 21 Equal Status Act, 2000 | CA-00010706-001 | 08/04/2017 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 05/01/2018
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Jim Dolan
Procedure:
The hearing of this matter was arranged to take place on Friday 5th January 2018 at 9.00am in the offices of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4. The Respondent attended on time. The Complainant did not attend the hearing. Correspondence issued to the Complainant outlining the date, venue and time of the hearing some six weeks in advance of the hearing date. On the day of the hearing attempts were made by staff to establish if there had been any communication from the Complainant in relation to his non-attendance, all such attempts were unsuccessful. The Complainant did not enter a telephone number on his complaint form. I waited until 9.45am in the event that the Complainant was delayed. There was no further contact from the Complainant.
In accordance with Section 25 of the Equal Status Act, 2000, 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 alleges, in his complaint form, that the content of correspondence sent to him on 10/02/2017 by the Respondent amounted to bullying, intimidation and discrimination. |
Summary of Complainant’s Case:
The Complainant did not attend the Adjudication Hearing and was not represented. |
Summary of Respondent’s Case:
The Respondent was present at the Adjudication Hearing to address any and all complaints that were being made. |
Findings and Conclusions:
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Decision:
Section 25 of the Equal Status Acts, 2000 – 2015 requires that I make a decision in relation to the complaint in accordance with the relevant redress provisions under section 27 of that Act.
As the Complainant did not attend the hearing of the complaint and as no contact was made with the WRC the complaint fails for lack of prosecution. |
Dated: 14th February 2018
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Jim Dolan
Key Words:
Did not attend, lack of prosecution. |