ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00029544
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Parties | Vincent O'Neill | Boru Stoves Boru Stoves And Silver Dollar |
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-00039899-001 | 17/09/2020 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 03/08/2021
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Conor Stokes
Procedure:
In accordance Section 8 of the Unfair Dismissals Acts, 1977 – 2015 following the referral of the complaints to me by the Director General, I inquired into the complaints and gave the parties an opportunity to be heard by me and to present to me any evidence relevant to the complaints.
Background:
This matter was heard by way of remote hearing pursuant to the Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2020 and S.I. No. 359/2020 which designates the WRC as a body empowered to hold remote hearings. Neither party attended the hearing as scheduled. |
Summary of Complainant’s Case:
The complainant did not attend the hearing of this complaint. |
Summary of Respondent’s Case:
The respondent attended the hearing of this complaint. |
Findings and Conclusions:
The complainant was given the opportunity to be heard in relation to his complaint. The complainant did not attend the hearing of this matter. He was contacted by the Workplace Relations Commission ahead of the hearing and acknowledged receipt of the hearing notification, However, he did not attend the hearing and no reason has been provided for his failure to attend. Accordingly I find that this complaint is not well founded. |
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.
Arising from my findings above, my decision is that this complaint is not well founded. |
Dated: 5th August 2021
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Conor Stokes
Key Words:
Failure to attend, complaint not well founded |