ADJUDICATION OFFICER Recommendation on dispute under Industrial Relations Act 1969

Investigation Recommendation Reference: ADJ-00042860

Parties:

	Worker	Employer
Anonymised Parties	A food and beverage worker	A café

Representatives

N/A

Peninsula Business Services Ireland

Dispute:

Act	Dispute Reference No.	Date of Receipt
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 13 of the Industrial Relations Act, 1969	CA-00054027	16/12/2021

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Lefre de Burgh

Date of Hearing: 01/09/2022

Procedure:

In accordance with Section 13 of the Industrial Relations Act 1969 (as amended) 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 information relevant to the dispute.

Background:

The Complainant was employed in a café, as a part-time food and beverage worker. He referred a dispute under the Industrial Relations Act 1969 to the Workplace Relations Commission on 16th December 2021.

Summary of Worker’s Case:

The Worker did not attend.

Summary of Employer’s Case:

The Employer attended.

Conclusions:

The dispute was received by the Director General of the Workplace Relations Commission on 16th December 2021. The complaint application number CA-00054037 was assigned to the dispute.

The dispute was referred to me for investigation. A hearing for that purpose was arranged for 1st September 2022. There was no appearance by or on behalf of the Complainant at the hearing.

Recommendation:

Section 13 of the Industrial Relations Act 1969 requires that I make a recommendation in relation to the dispute.

I do not recommend in favour of the worker.

Dated: 6th January 2023

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Lefre de Burgh

Key Words:

Industrial Relations; No appearance;