ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00056238
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Parties | Lea Prestage | Zero Zero Pizza |
Representatives | Did not attend | Alexandra Walsh |
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-00068379-002 | 31/12/2024 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 29/05/2025
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: John Harraghy
Procedure:
In accordance with Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act, 2015 following the referral of the complaint to me by the Director General, a hybrid hearing to inquire into this complaint and give the parties an opportunity to be heard by me and to present to me any evidence relevant to the complaint was scheduled for 29/05/2025 at 09.30am in Lansdowne House.
The Respondent’s representative attended remotely and was prepared to give evidence and defend its position. There was no appearance by or on behalf of the Complainant. There was no contact from the Complainant at the time of the hearing.
I am satisfied that the Complainant was issued with a letter by e mail on 16/04/2025 advising her of the date, time and venue of the hearing.
In order to exercise a significant amount of caution I allowed a period of time to elapse before bringing the hearing to a close and there was no further communication received from or on behalf of the Complainant to indicate that there were difficulties which could explain her non-attendance.
The Complainant was sent a copy of the Respondent’s written submission on 15/05/2025. The Complainant’s representative contacted the WRC to on 03/06/2025 with some written responses to the Respondent’s written submission. There was no reference to her non-attendance at the hearing.
While the parties are named in this document, from here on, I will refer to Miss Lea Prestage as “the Complainant” and to Zero Zero Pizza as “the Respondent.”
Background:
The Complainant was employed by the Respondent from 12/06/2023 until 22/06/2024. She submitted a complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) on 21/12/2024 stating that she did not receive a statement in writing setting out her terms of employment.
The Respondent submits that the Complainant should have received a copy of their contract of employment but cannot recall when. |
Summary of Complainant’s Case:
The Complainant did not attend the hearing as scheduled. No postponement request was received from the Complainant. |
Summary of Respondent’s Case:
The Respondent provided a written submission in advance of the hearing. The Respondent’s representative attended remotely and was prepared to give evidence in relation to this complaint. |
Findings and Conclusions:
I am satisfied that the Complainant was properly notified of the hearing arrangements. I find that her non-attendance at the hearing, without any notification, to pursue this complaint to be unreasonable. In the absence of any evidence proffered by or on behalf of the Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Section 7 of the Terms of Employment (Information) Act, 1994 find this complaint is not well-founded. |
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.
In the absence of any evidence proffered by or on behalf of the Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Section 7 of the Terms of Employment (Information) Act, 1994 at the hearing on 29/05/2025 I find this complaint is not well-founded. |
Dated: 26-06-2025
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: John Harraghy
Key Words:
Non-attendance. |