ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00057058
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Parties | Paul Patchell | Keith Spain Airport Hopper Holdings Ltd |
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Anonymised Parties | {text} | {text} |
Representatives |
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Complaint:
Act | Complaint/Dispute Reference No. | Date of Receipt |
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Section 12 of the Minimum Notice & Terms of Employment Act, 1973 | CA-00069405-001 | 19/02/2025 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 04/07/2025
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Louise Boyle
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. Parties were advised in advance of the hearing that following the delivery of a judgement of the Supreme Court in Zalewski v Adjudication Officer and WRC, Ireland and the Attorney General [2021] IESC 24 that the hearing would be held in public, that an Adjudication Officer may take evidence under oath or affirmation and reminded that cross examination was permitted. Where submissions were received, they were exchanged. The complainant did not attend and the respondent did not attend.
Background:
The complainant submits that they did not get their minimum notice.
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Summary of Complainant’s Case:
On the complaint form the complainant submitted that “The company closed down without warning, we haven’t been paid in lieu of notice. I was told the day before my (sic) that the company was finished and there was no money for us.”
On 01/07/2025 the complainant sent an email : “The company just up and closed, and I was told that I’m entitled to get paid for two weeks as we weren’t given any notice“ and the complainant did not attend the hearing. |
Summary of Respondent’s Case:
The respondent did not attend. |
Findings and Conclusions:
A complaint was received by the Director General of the Workplace Relations Commission from the complainant on 19/02/2025 alleging contravention of the Act. The said complaint was referred to me for investigation. A hearing for that purpose was held 04/07/2025 and there was no appearance by the complainant and no adjournment was sought. I am satisfied that the said complainant was informed in writing of the date, time and place at which the hearing to investigate the complaint would be held and did not attend. The respondent did not attend, and I am satisfied that they were informed in writing of the date, time and place at which the hearing to investigate the complaint would be held and did not attend.
In the circumstances, I find that the complainant is not well founded, and the Act was not contravened. |
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 complainant is not well founded, and the Act was not contravened. |
Dated: 17th of July 2025
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Louise Boyle
Key Words:
Minimum notice, complainant did not attend, respondent did not attend |