ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION/RECOMMENDATION

 

Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00007120

  

 

Complaint(s):

    

Act	Complaint/Dispute Reference No.	Date of Receipt
Complaint    seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Section 21    Equal Status Act, 2000	CA-00009595-001	08/02/2017

 

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 10/10/2017

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Valerie Murtagh

Procedure:

In accordance with Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act, 2015 following the referral of the complaint to me by the Director General, I was available to inquire into the complaint and to give the parties an opportunity to be heard by me and to present to me any evidence relevant to the complaint.

 

The matter was due to be heard on Tuesday 10 October at 10.30 am. The complainant did not attend the hearing. The respondent was in attendance. The complainant was on notice of the date and time of the hearing of the complaint. I waited 20 minutes in the event that the complainant had been delayed. However, the complainant failed to attend.

 

Summary of Complainant’s Case:

The complainant did not attend the hearing.

 

Summary of Respondent’s Case:

The respondent attended the hearing and was available to   provide its evidence in relation to the complaint.

 

Findings and Conclusions:

On the basis that the complainant did not attend the   hearing, I was unable to proceed with the complaint.

 

 

Decision:

Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act 2015 requires that I make a decision in relation to the complaint in accordance with the relevant redress provisions under Schedule 6 of that Act.

The complainant did not attend the Adjudication hearing to   pursue his complaint. On that basis, the complaint fails for want of   prosecution.

 

Dated:   16/11/2017

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Valerie Murtagh

Key Words:

Did not attend, want of prosecution