ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00025738
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Parties | Noreen Galvin | An Garda Siochana |
Representatives |
| Mairead McKenna B.L. instructed by the Chief State Solicitor's Office |
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-00032613-001 | 02/12/2019 |
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Section 12 of the Minimum Notice & Terms of Employment Act, 1973 | CA-00032613-002 | 02/12/2019 |
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Section 14 of the Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act, 2003 | CA-00032613-003 | 02/12/2019 |
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Section 14 of the Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act, 2003 | CA-00032613-004 | 02/12/2019 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 25/01/2022
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Conor Stokes
Procedure:
In accordance with Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act, and 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. |
Summary of Complainant’s Case:
The complainant did not attend the hearing of these complaints. No reason was given for the non-attendance at the hearing. |
Summary of Respondent’s Case:
The respondent attended the hearing of these matters. |
Findings and Conclusions:
As the complainant did not attend the hearing of these matters, I cannot find in favour of the complainant in relation to any of the complaints put forward. |
Decision:
Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act 2015 requires that I make a decision in relation to the complaints in accordance with the relevant redress provisions under Schedule 6 of that Act.
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.
CA-00032613-001 As the complainant did not attend the hearing of these matters, my decision is that the complainant was not unfairly dismissed. CA-00032613-002 As the complainant did not attend the hearing of these matters, my decision is that the Act was not contravened. CA-00032613-003 As the complainant did not attend the hearing of these matters, my decision is that the complaint was not well founded. CA-00032613-004 As the complainant did not attend the hearing of these matters, my decision is that the complaint was not well founded. |
Dated: 27/01/2022
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Conor Stokes
Key Words:
Non attendance at hearing. |