ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION

Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00022134

Parties:

	Complainant	Respondent
Parties	Barbara Byrne	Paddy Power Betfair Plc

	Complainant	Respondent
Anonymised Parties

Representatives

Mr. Robert Mc Namara Mandate Trade Union

Ms. Susan O'Riordan IBEC

Complaint:

Act	Complaint Reference No.	Date of Receipt
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 27 of the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997	CA-00029320-001	19/06/2019

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 05/05/2022

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Brian Dolan

Procedure:

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

Background:

This hearings was listed, and heard alongside that bearing reference number ADJ-00022131. At the outset of the hearing the parties agreed that the correct Respondence was impleaded under the above-mentioned reference. As a consequence of the same, it was accepted that the present Respondent was not the Complainant’s employer.

Summary of Complainant’s Case:

The Complainant accepted that the named Respondent is not, and has never been, her employer.

Summary of Respondent’s Case:

The Respondent also accepted that the named Respondent is not, and has never been, the Complainant’s employer.

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 that the complaint is not well-founded.

Dated: 3rd January 2023

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Brian Dolan

Key Words:

Incorrect Respondent