ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00048555
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Parties | Alex O'Brien | Scanmatix (Eu) Ltd |
Representatives | Did not attend | Internal Representative |
Complaint:
Act | Complaint/Dispute Reference No. | Date of Receipt |
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Section 8 of the Unfair Dismissals Act, 1977 | CA-00059540-001 | 22/10/2023 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 02/04/2024
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Andrew Heavey
Procedure:
In accordance with Section 8 of the Unfair Dismissals Acts, 1977 - 2015,following the referral of the complaint to me by the Director General, I was available to inquire into the complaint and to give the parties an opportunity to be heard by me and to present to me any evidence relevant to the complaint.
Background:
The within complaint relates to an alleged unfair dismissal. |
Summary of Complainant’s Case:
The complainant did not attend the adjudication and was not represented. |
Summary of Respondent’s Case:
The respondent was present at the adjudication hearing and was prepared to put forward its position in relation to the complaint. |
Findings and Conclusions:
The complaint was received by the Director General of the Workplace Relations commission on 22nd October 2023 whereby the complainant alleged that his former employer contravened the provisions of the Unfair Dismissals Act, 1977 in relation to him. The complaint was assigned the complaint application number CA-00059540-001. The said complaints were referred to me for investigation. A hearing for that purpose was arranged for 2nd April 2024. There was no appearance by or on behalf of the complainant at the adjudication hearing. I delayed the commencement of the hearing by 15 minutes to facilitate the late arrival of the complainant and made enquiries with the scheduling unit in respect of the complainant’s postal and email addresses to ensure the complainant was properly on notice of the adjudication hearing. Having made such enquiries, I am satisfied that the complainant was properly notified of the time, date and venue of the adjudication hearing but chose not to attend. |
Decision:
Section 8 of the Unfair Dismissals Acts, 1977 – 2015 requires that I make a decision in relation to the unfair dismissal claim consisting of a grant of redress in accordance with section 7 of the 1977 Act.
In all of the circumstances of the matter, I must conclude that the within complaint (CA-0005954-001) is not well-founded and I decide accordingly. |
Dated: 10-04-24
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Andrew Heavey
Key Words:
Non-attendance at adjudication hearing |