ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00048382
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Parties | Fiona Doupe | Ips Financial Advice Ltd T/A Mortgage123 |
Complaint:
Act | Complaint Reference No. | Date of Receipt |
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 6 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1991 | CA-00059599-001 | 25/10/2023 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 28/02/2024
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Ewa Sobanska
Procedure:
In accordance with Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act, 2015 following the referral of the complaint to me by the Director General, I inquired into the complaint and gave the parties an opportunity to be heard by me and to present to me any evidence relevant to the complaint.
Background:
The Complainant referred her complaint to the Director General of the WRC on 25 October 2023 alleging that she did not receive the appropriate payment in lieu of notice of termination of her employment. Correspondence informing the parties of the arrangements for the adjudication hearing to be held on 28 February 2024 issued on 15 January 2024. There was no attendance by, or on behalf of, either party at the adjudication hearing. I am satisfied that the parties were properly notified of the arrangements for the adjudication hearing. There has been no communication from, or on behalf of, either party during the adjudication hearing or post-hearing explaining their non-attendance. |
Summary of Complainant’s Case:
There was no attendance by, or on behalf, of the Complainant to adduce any evidence in support of her claim. |
Summary of Respondent’s Case:
There was no attendance by, or on behalf, of the Respondent. |
Findings and Conclusions:
The within complaint was referred to the Director General of the WRC on 25 October 2023. The complaint was referred to me for investigation. A hearing for that purpose was scheduled on 28 February 2024. The parties were notified in writing by the WRC of the arrangements for the hearing on 15 January 2024. There was no appearance by, or on behalf of, either party at the adjudication hearing. I am satisfied that the parties were properly notified of the arrangements for the hearing. |
Decision:
Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act 2015 requires that I make a decision in relation to the complaint in accordance with the relevant redress provisions under Schedule 6 of that Act.
I declare the complaint to be not well founded. |
Dated: 12/03/2024
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Ewa Sobanska
Key Words:
Non-attendance |