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ADJ-00005630

 

 

 

ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION

Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00005630

Parties:

 

 

Complainant

Respondent

Anonymised Parties

A School Secretary

A Primary School

 

 

Complaint(s):

Act

Complaint/Dispute Reference No.

Date of Receipt

Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Section 8 of the Unfair Dismissals Act, 1977

CA-00007724-001

19/10/2016

 

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 19/09/2017

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Michael McEntee

Procedure:

In accordance with Section 8 of the Unfair Dismissals Acts, 1977 - 2015, 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).

1:        Summary of Complainant’s Case:

The Complainant did not attend the Oral Hearing nor was any written evidence submitted, save the Complaint form, in support of the case.

 

2:        Summary of Respondent’s Case:

As the Complaint did not attend the Respondent did not go into evidence.

 

3:        Findings and Conclusions:

I was satisfied, to a reasonable degree, that the Complainant was on proper notice of the Hearing.

Accordingly as they did not attend and did not submit evidence I dismiss the Complaint under the Unfair Dismissals Act, 1977 for want of prosecution.

 

 

4:        Decision:

Section 8 of the Unfair Dismissals Acts, 1977 – 2015 requires that I make a decision in relation to the unfair dismissal claim consisting of a grant of redress in accordance with section 7 of the 1977 Act.

Act

Complaint/Dispute Reference No.

Summary Decision /refer to Section Three (3) above for detailed reasoning.

Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Section 8 of the Unfair Dismissals Act, 1977

CA-00007724-001

Claim dismissed for want of prosecution.

 

 

Dated:   16.11.2017

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Michael McEntee

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