ADJUDICATION OFFICER RECOMMENDATION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00028184
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Anonymised Parties | Ambulance Service Employee | Ambulance Service |
Representatives | Did Not Attend | Ambulance Service representatives |
Complaint:
Act | Complaint/Dispute Reference No. | Date of Receipt |
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under the Industrial Relations Acts | CA-00036196-001 | 17/05/2020 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 18/09/2020
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Maire Mulcahy
Procedure:
In accordance with Section 13 of the Industrial Relations Acts 1969following the referral of the following the referral of the dispute to me by the Director General, I inquired into the dispute and gave the parties an opportunity to be heard by me and to present to me any evidence relevant to the dispute.
Background:
The worker referred a dispute to the WRC on the 17/5/2020 that the employer had unfairly dismissed him while on probation. He asked for an investigation of his dispute.
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Summary of Worker’s Case:
The worker did not attend the hearing. |
Summary of Employer’s Case:
Representatives of the employer attended the hearing. |
Findings and Conclusions:
The worker referred a dispute to the Director General of the Workplace Relations Commission on 17 May 2020 alleging that the employer had failed to employ fair procedures in terminating his employment while on probation. A hearing for that purpose was held on 18 September 2020. There was no appearance by or on behalf of the worker at the hearing. I am satisfied that the said worker was informed in writing of the date, time and place at which the hearing to investigate the dispute would be held. In these circumstances and in the absence of any written or oral submission by the worker, I must conclude that the dispute is without merit and I recommend accordingly. |
Recommendation:
Section 13 of the Industrial Relations Acts, 1969 requires that I make a recommendation in relation to the dispute.
I find that the dispute is without merit. |
Dated: 25/02/2021
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Maire Mulcahy
Key Words:
No show. |