ADJUDICATION OFFICER RECOMMENDATION

Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00044503

Parties:

	Worker	Employer
Anonymised Parties	A Finance Manager	A Housing Body

Representatives

Complaint(s):

Act	Complaint/Dispute Reference No.	Date of Receipt
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under the Industrial Relations Acts	CA-00048773-002	23/02/2022

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 22 November 2022

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Breiffni O'Neill

Procedure:

In accordance with Section 13 of the Industrial Relations Acts 1969following the referral of the complaint 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.

Specifically, I conducted a remote hearing in accordance with the Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 and Statutory Instrument 359/2020 which designates the Workplace Relations Commission as a body empowered to hold remote hearings.

The Worker did not attend the hearing to give evidence. The Employer was present along with their representative.

Background:

In his complaint form, the Worker stated that he was engaged by the Employer as a Finance Manager on 29 April 2021 and was paid €1,154 per week. He alleged that he was unfairly dismissed on 24 August 2021 when he was accused of sending incorrect information to the Board of the Employer.

Summary of Worker’s Case:

The Worker did not attend the hearing to give evidence.

Summary of Employer’s Case:

The Employer was in attendance along with their representative but did not give evidence as the Worker failed to present his complaint.

Findings and Conclusions:

Given the failure of the Worker to attend on the day of the hearing, I cannot make a recommendation in relation to this dispute

Decision:

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

I cannot make a recommendation in relation to this dispute for the reasons set out above.

Dated: 31/03/2023

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Breiffni O'Neill

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