ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00036450
Parties:
  | Complainant  | Respondent  | 
Parties  | Berenice Ryan  | B&Q Ireland Limited B&Q  | 
Representatives  | No Appearance  | General Manager  | 
Complaint:
Act  | Complaint/Dispute Reference No.  | Date of Receipt  | 
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 7 of the Terms of Employment (Information) Act, 1994  | CA-00047652-001  | 14/12/2021  | 
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 02/11/2022
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Úna Glazier-Farmer
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 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:
The matter was heard by way of remote hearing pursuant to the Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 and S.I. 359/2020, which designated the Workplace Relations Commission as a body empowered to hold remote hearings. 
 The Complainant filed her complaint which was received by the WRC on 14 December 2021. 
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Summary of Complainant’s Case:
There was no appearance by the Complainant. Having reviewed the file, I am satisfied the Complainant was on notice of the hearing.  | 
Summary of Respondent’s Case:
There was an appearance on behalf of the Respondent but in light of the failure of the Complainant to attend the hearing no evidence was taken.  | 
Findings and Conclusions:
Having waited a reasonable time for the Complainant to appear there was no appearance by her. I am satisfied the case can be dismissed for want of prosecution.  | 
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.
I find the complaint is not well founded.  | 
Dated: 07/12/2022
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Úna Glazier-Farmer
Key Words:
No Appearance  | 
