ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION

Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00053246

	Complainant	Respondent
Anonymised Parties	An Employee	An Employer

Representatives

Non-attendance

Lisa Conroy, Construction Industry Federation

Complaint(s):

Act	Complaint/Dispute Reference No.	Date of Receipt
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Section 13 of the Industrial Relations Act	CA-00065062-001	29/07/2024

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 04/12/2024

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Conor Stokes

Procedure:

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

Background:

The Worker was employed by the Employer as a general operative from August 30th, 2021, until December 20th, 2021. The Worker referred a dispute under the Industrial Relations Acts (as amended), for investigation. No objection was received from the Employer within the timeframe prescribed, in the legislation.

Summary of Worker’s Case:

The Worker did not attend and was not represented.

Summary of Employer’s Case:

The Employer attended and was represented.

Findings and Conclusions:

The dispute was received by the Director General of the Workplace Relations Commission on 21st March 2022.

The said dispute was referred to me for investigation. A hearing for that purpose was arranged for 4 December 2024. Having been notified of the date, time and venue for the hearing, there was no appearance by or on behalf of the worker or reason proffered for his non-attendance to present his case at the hearing convened for that purpose.

Decision:

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

In all the circumstances of the matter, I do not recommend in favour of the worker.

Dated: 04th of December 2024

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Conor Stokes

Key Words:

Industrial relations - non-attendance by worker - do not recommend in favour of the worker;