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LCR22687

FULL RECOMMENDATION

CD/22/161

RECOMMENDATION NO. LCR22687

SECTION 20(1), INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT, 1969

PARTIES:

CLEAR SKIN AND LASER CLINIC LTD

- AND -

A WORKER
(REPRESENTED BY MS PAMELA KEEGAN, B.L.)

DIVISION:

Chairman:	Ms Connolly
Employer Member:	Mr Marie
Worker Member:	Mr Hall

SUBJECT:

1. Unfair Dismissal.

BACKGROUND:

2. The Worker referred this dispute to the Labour Court under S20(1) of the Industrial Relations Act, 1969 on 10 August 2022 and agreed to be agreed to be bound by the Court's Recommendation. A Labour Court hearing took place on 18 November 2022.

The following is the Recommendation of the Court:

RECOMMENDATION:

The employer was notified of the date and time of the Court hearing but did not attend and was not represented.

The Court has given careful consideration to the submission of the Claimant in this case. As the employer did not attend the hearing, the Court was deprived of any understanding of the employer’s perspective.

On the basis of the uncontested submission of the Claimant the Court concludes that no fair procedures were employed in arriving at the decision to terminate the Claimant’s employment. As a result the Court finds she was unfairly dismissed.

In all of the circumstances the Court recommends that the employer pay to the Claimant the sum equivalent to four weeks’ pay as compensation in full and final settlement of the matter in dispute.

The Court so recommends.

	Signed on behalf of the Labour Court

	Katie Connolly
SL	______________________
25 November 2022	Deputy Chairman

NOTE

Enquiries concerning this Recommendation should be addressed to Shane Lyons, Court Secretary.