ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00018434
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-00023176-001 | 13/11/2018 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 25/03/2019
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Orla Jones
Procedure:
In accordance with Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act, 2015 and 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 referred a complaint against the above respondent on the 13th of November 2018. As required by the Act and, as part of my investigation, I proceeded to a hearing on the 25th of March, 2019. On the day of the hearing neither the complainant nor the respondent was in attendance. |
Summary of Complainant’s Case:
The complainant was not in attendance at the hearing. |
Summary of Respondent’s Case:
The respondent was not in attendance at the hearing. |
Findings and Conclusions:
As part of my investigation I am obliged to hold a hearing. There was no appearance by or on behalf of the complainant at the hearing. I am satisfied that the said complainant was informed in writing of the date, time and place at which the hearing to investigate the complaint would be held. As no evidence was given at the hearing in support of the allegations of discrimination, I conclude the investigation and find against the complainant. |
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 no evidence was given at the hearing in support of the allegations of discrimination, I conclude the investigation and find against the complainant. |
Dated: 05/04/2019
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Orla Jones