ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00030678
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Parties | Leah Fox | Mrs Denise Lynch & Mr John Lynch, Crumlin Post Office |
Representatives | Not represented | Gareth Kyne HR |
Complaints:
Act | Complaint Reference No. | Date of Receipt |
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 7 of the Terms of Employment (Information) Act, 1994 | CA-00040633-002 | 27/10/2020 |
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Section 12 of the Minimum Notice & Terms of Employment Act, 1973 | CA-00040633-003 | 27/10/2020 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 08/03/2023
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Catherine Byrne
Procedure:
In accordance with Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act, these complaints were assigned to me for adjudication by the Director General. A remote hearing was arranged for March 8th 2023 at 11.30am, for the parties to present evidence in relation to the complaints. At 10.15, the complainant, Ms Leah Fox, sent an email to the remote hearing concierge, advising him that she would not attend the hearing. He replied, explaining that, if she did not attend, her complaints could not be investigated and the outcome would be a decision that they were not well founded. He asked her if she wished to change her mind. At 11.34, she replied saying, “I just can’t today.”
The post-master at Crumlin Post Office attended the hearing, and he was represented by Mr Gareth Kyne.
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.
In the circumstances in which the complainant did not attend the hearing, and in the absence of any evidence to the contrary having been submitted, I must conclude that these complaints are not well-founded and I decide accordingly. |
Dated: 28th March 2023
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Catherine Byrne
Key Words:
The complainant did not attend the hearing. |