ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION

Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00043532

Parties:

	Complainant	Respondent
Anonymised Parties	A Complainant	A Building Consultancy Firm

Representatives

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-00027499-001	03/04/2019
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 77 of the Employment Equality Act, 1998	CA-00027501-001	03/04/2019

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 12/03/2024

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Valerie Murtagh

Procedure:

In accordance with Section 79 of the Employment Equality Acts, 1998 - 2015, and Section 13 of the Industrial Relations Acts 1969 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. As there is a dispute under the Industrial Relations Act which under that legislation is required to be anonymised, I have exercised my discretion to anonymise the parties to this 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:

As part of my investigation, I am obliged to hold a hearing. I am satisfied that both parties were notified of the arrangements for the hearing.

I find that the complainant failed to attend the hearing. In the circumstances, I conclude the investigation and find against the complainant.

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.

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

Based on the circumstances outlined above and in the absence of any evidence to the contrary having been adduced before me, I conclude that the within complaint is not well-founded.

Dated: 26th March 2024

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Valerie Murtagh

Key Words:

Non- attendance at hearing