ADJUDICATION OFFICER RECOMMENDATION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00024419
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Anonymised Parties | Legal Assistant | A Legal Affairs Company |
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Complaint(s):
Act | Complaint/Dispute Reference No. | Date of Receipt |
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under the Industrial Relations Acts | CA-00031079-001 | 23/09/2019 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 19/11/2019
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Roger McGrath
Procedure:
In accordance with Section 13 of the Industrial Relations Acts 1969, following the referral of the complaint(s)/dispute(s) to me by the Director General, I inquired into the complaint(s)/dispute(s) 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:
The Complainant commenced employment with the Respondent on 27th August 2019, as a Junior Legal Case Assistant. The Complainant’s alleges that she was dismissed on 9th September 2019, without being given any reason. |
Summary of Complainant’s Case:
The Complainant stated that she was offered part-time work with the Respondent following a phone interview. She was told that she would be paid a rate of €11.00 per hour during her training period which would last for about three or four weeks. The training was meant to run from Monday to Thursday every week, 4.5 hours each day. The Complainant was told that If things went well during training she would be offered a full-time role. During the period 27th August to 9th September 2019 the Complainant attended work or worked from home for an equivalent of three days, however, only a minimal amount of training took place and training was either ended prematurely or cancelled at short notice by the Respondent. On 9th September 2019, the Complainant received an email from the Respondent informing her that her training had been terminated indefinitely. The Complainant subsequently contacted the Respondent seeking an explanation as to why her role had to all intents and purposes been terminated but she did not get any response. The Complainant was never paid for the hours she had worked for the Respondent and believes she is due three days’ pay, i.e. €120.00. The Complainant stated that she had left her previous job to take up this role with the Respondent and was jobless for the month of September. |
Summary of Respondent’s Case:
The Respondent did not attend the hearing. |
Findings and Conclusions:
On the uncontested evidence of the Complainant I find that she was treated badly by the Respondent in having her employment terminated without notice or explanation. Despite her very short service I find the Complainant is due a small compensatory award. |
Recommendation:
Section 13 of the Industrial Relations Acts, 1969 requires that I make a recommendation in relation to the dispute.]
I recommend that the Respondent pay the Complainant €300.00. |
Dated: 4th March 2020
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Roger McGrath
Key Words:
Unfair dismissal |