ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION/RECOMMENDATION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00008687
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Anonymised Parties | An Employee | An Employer |
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-00011536-001 | 24/05/2017 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 01/02/2018
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Jim Dolan
Procedure:
The hearing of this matter was arranged to take place on Thursday 1st February 2018 at 11.30am in the offices of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) , Lansdowne House, Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4. The Respondent attended as scheduled. 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 a staff member of the WRC to contact the Complainant by telephone in relation to her non-attendance, these efforts were unsuccessful. The Respondent waited until 12.00 however the Complainant failed to attend and failed to notify the WRC re her non-attendance.
In accordance with Section 8 of the Unfair Dismissals Acts, 1977 - 2015, 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(s)/dispute(s).
Background:
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Summary of Complainant’s Case:
The Complainant did not attend the hearing. |
Summary of Respondent’s Case:
The Respondent was present at the Adjudication hearing to respond to any complaints submitted to the WRC. |
Findings and Conclusions:
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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.
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: 16.2.18
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Jim Dolan
Key Words:
Did not attend hearing; lack of prosecution. |