ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00057167
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Parties | Bukola Yemisi Smith | Peter McVerry Trust |
Representatives | Nonattendance | Feidhlim Mac Róibín, McInnes Dunne Murphy LLP |
Complaint(s):
Act | Complaint/Dispute Reference No. | Date of Receipt |
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Sick Leave Act 2022 | CA-00069559-001 | 25/02/2025 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 25/11/2025
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Conor Stokes
Procedure:
In accordance with Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act, 2015following 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:
This matter was heard by way of remote hearing pursuant to the Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2020 and S.I. No. 359/2020 which designates the WRC as a body empowered to hold remote hearings. The respondent and their representative attended the hearing; the complainant did not attend. The start of the hearing was delayed for 15 minutes to allow the complainant to attend. The complainant did not attend nor provide any reason for nonattendance. |
Summary of Complainant’s Case:
The complainant did not attend the hearing of this matter |
Summary of Respondent’s Case:
The respondent and their representative attended the hearing. |
Findings and Conclusions:
As the complainant did not attend the hearing, she did not provide any evidence that the Act was 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.
Having regard to the circumstances of the hearing, my decision is that the complainant has not established that the Act was contravened. |
Dated: 26th November 2025
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Conor Stokes
Key Words:
Sick Leave Act – nonattendance – no evidence of contravention |