ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00041973
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Parties | Ruth Danaher | Silent Aire Europe Limited |
Representatives | Jones Solicitors | Eversheds Sutherland |
Complaint:
Act | Complaint Reference No. | Date of Receipt |
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 77 of the Employment Equality Act, 1998 | CA-00052859-001 | 16/09/2022 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 28/09/2023
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Pat Brady
Procedure:
In accordance with Section 79 of the Employment Equality Acts, 1998 - 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.
Summary of Complainant’s Case:
The complainant did not attend the hearing. |
Summary of Respondent’s Case:
The respondent did not attend the hearing. |
Findings and Conclusions:
Both parties had engaged with the WRC in advance of the hearing, and the respondent made a substantial submission on its position. However, on the day of the hearing neither party showed up nor did they provide any explanation then or since as to why they did not. While it is uncommon that neither party attends for a hearing, and it may be that they reached a resolution of the issues between them, it would be a simple matter of courtesy to let it be known to the hearings administration that they do not wish to avail of the hearing slot so that alternative arrangements could be made. In the event it falls to me to conclude, given the specific failure of the complaint to attend to present her complaint that the complaint is not well-founded, |
Decision:
Section 79 of the Employment Equality Acts, 1998 – 2015 requires that I make a decision in relation to the complaint in accordance with the relevant redress provisions under section 82 of the Act.
For the reasons set out above complaint CA-00052859-001 is not well-founded |
Dated: 23/October/2023
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Pat Brady
Key Words:
‘No Show’ by complainant |