ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION

Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00053698

Parties:

	Complainant	Respondent
Parties	Leon O'Connor	Fahy Kelly International Limited t/a FK International

	Complainant	Respondent
Anonymised Parties

Representatives

Complaint(s):

Act	Complaint/Dispute Reference No.	Date of Receipt
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 77 of the Employment Equality Act, 1998	CA-00054641-001	18/01/2023

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 23/01/2025

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Hugh Lonsdale

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.

Background:

A hearing of this complaint was scheduled for 23 January 2025 and both parties were informed of this by letter dated 26 November 2024.

The complainant did not attend the hearing and gave no reason for his non-attendance.

The respondent did attend the hearing.

Summary of Complainant’s Case:

The complainant did not attend the hearing.

Summary of Respondent’s Case:

The respondent did attend the hearing and was prepared to put forward its position in relation to the complaint.

Findings and Conclusions:

The complainant did not attend the hearing and gave no reason for not attending. In these circumstances he was unable to pursue his claim.

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.

The complainant did not attend the hearing and is unable to pursue his claim and I therefore find the complaint is not well founded.

Dated: 31-01-25

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Hugh Lonsdale

Key Words:

Complainant did not attend.