ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION/RECOMMENDATION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00009428
Complaint(s):
Act | Complaint/Dispute Reference No. | Date of Receipt |
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Section 39 of the Redundancy Payments Act, 1967 |
CA-00012301-001 | 05/07/2017 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 11/10/2017
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Jim O'Connell
Procedure:
Section 39 of the Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 - 2014 following the referral of the complaint(s)/dispute(s) to me by the Director General, I inquired into the complaint(s)/dispute(s) and gave the parties an opportunity to be heard by me and to present to me any evidence relevant to the complaint(s)/dispute(s).
Preliminary Issue
The Respondent submitted details of a settlement which had been reached at the High Court where the claimants employment was terminated by mutual consent. It was submitted that the Adjudicating Officer had no jurisdiction in the matter. The respondent submitted copies of correspondence to support their position. The claimant stated that he did not see and he signed no documentation to that effect.
Findings
I find based on the documentation as submitted by the respondent I make the following
Decision:
[Section 39 of the Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 – 2012 requires that I decide in relation to the complaint in accordance with the relevant redress provisions under that Act.
I have no jurisdiction to hear the complaint.
Dated: 15/11/2017
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Jim O'Connell