ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00019350
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Parties | Joanne Waters | Arthur Cox |
Representatives |
| Séamus Given, Arthur Cox Solicitors |
Complaint:
Act | Complaint/Dispute Reference No. | Date of Receipt |
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 77 of the Employment Equality Act, 1998 | CA-00025252-001 | 24/01/2019 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 04/11/2019
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Catherine Byrne
Procedure:
This complaint was submitted to the WRC on January 24th 2019 and, in accordance with Section 79 of the Employment Equality Acts 1998 - 2015, it was assignedto me by the Director General. A hearing was arranged for November 4th 2019 at 4.00pm, for the parties to have an opportunity to be heard and to present evidence relevant to the complaint. The complainant, Ms Waters did not attend the hearing.
Decision:
Section 79 of the Employment Equality Acts, 1998 – 2015 requires that I make a decision in relation to the complaint in accordance with the relevant redress provisions under section 82 of the Act.
In accordance with Section 79 of the Employment Equality Act, I am obliged to hold a hearing. I am satisfied that Ms Waters was notified of the arrangements for the hearing on November 4th 2019 and I find that her failure to attend was unreasonable. In these circumstances, any obligation to pursue an investigation in accordance with Section 79 of the Act has ceased. As she did not attend to present evidence in support of her allegations of discrimination, I conclude the investigation and find against Ms Waters. |
Dated: 11th November, 2019
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Catherine Byrne
Key Words:
Non-attendance of the complainant |