ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION/RECOMMENDATION

Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00009947

Parties:

Complaint(s):

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 at the offices of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), Lansdowne House, Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4. The Respondent attended as scheduled. The Complainant did not attend.

Efforts were made with WRC staff to establish if the Complainant had made any contact with the WRC to explain his non-appearance, these efforts were unsuccessful. I requested the Respondent’s representatives to wait for a while in case the Complainant was running late, we waited until 9.45am.

In accordance with Section 25 of the Equal Status Act, 2000, following the referral of the complaint(s) to me by the Director General, I inquired into the complaint(s) and gave the parties an opportunity to be heard by me and to present to me any evidence relevant to the complaint(s).

Background:

Summary of Complainant’s Case:

Summary of Respondent’s Case:

Findings and Conclusions:

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.

Dated:   14th February 2018

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Jim Dolan

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