ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION

Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00049160

Parties:

	Complainant	Respondent
Parties	Liviu Catalin Matei	Keith Delaney D Barber

Complaint(s):

Act	Complaint/Dispute Reference No.	Date of Receipt
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 27 of the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997	CA-00060419-001	07/12/2023
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 7 of the Terms of Employment (Information) Act, 1994	CA-00060419-002	07/12/2023

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 25/03/2024

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Orla Jones

Procedure:

In accordance with Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act, 2015 following the referral of the complaints to me by the Director General, I inquired into the complaints and gave the parties an opportunity to be heard by me and to present to me any evidence relevant to the complaints.

These matters were heard by way of remote hearing pursuant to the Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2020 and S.I. 359 of 2020, which designates the WRC as a body empowered to hold remote hearings.

Background:

The Complainant submitted claims under section 27 of the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 and section 7 of the Terms of Employment (Information) Act, on 7th of December 2023.

A remote Hearing of both claims was held on 25th of March 2024.

Summary of Complainant’s Case:

The complainant was not in attendance at the hearing.

Summary of Respondent’s Case:

The respondent was in attendance at the hearing.

Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 27 of the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997

CA-00060419-001

07/12/2023

Findings and Conclusions:

On review of the correspondence on file I am satisfied that the Complainant was notified of the hearing date and time.

The complainant failed to attend the hearing to pursue his case. In the circumstances I am satisfied that the complaint should fail.

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.

The Complainant offered no evidence and did not attend at the hearing. Accordingly, I declare this claim to be not well founded.

Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 7 of the Terms of Employment (Information) Act, 1994

CA-00060419-002