ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION

Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00059441

Parties:

	Complainant	Respondent
Parties	William Finnegan	Freightspeed

Complaint(s):

Act	Complaint/Dispute Reference No.	Date of Receipt
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Sick Leave Act 2022	CA-00072185-001	06/06/2025

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 20/10/2025

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Patricia Owens

Procedure:

On 6 June 2025 the Complainant referred a complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission pursuant to the Sick leave Act, 2022. In accordance with Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act, 2015 and following the referral of the complaint to me by the Director General of the Workplace Relations Commission, a hearing was convened on 20 October 2025 to afford the parties an opportunity to be heard by me and to present to me any evidence they deemed relevant to the complaint.

There was no appearance by or on behalf of the Complainant; neither was there any attendance by or on behalf of the Respondent and neither party provided written submissions.

Background:

In his complaint form, the Complainant alleged that he was not paid for a day of sick leave availed of on 29 May.

There was no attendance by or on behalf of the Respondent, neither did the Respondent provide a written submission outlining it’s position.

Summary of Complainant’s Case:

There was no attendance by or on behalf of the Complainant, neither did the Complainant provide a written submission to support her allegations.

Summary of Respondent’s Case:

There was no attendance by or on behalf of the Respondent, neither did the Respondent provide a written submission outlining it’s position.

Findings and Conclusions:

On the day of the hearing, I awaited the attendance of the parties for in excess of 20 minutes beyond the scheduled start time but there was no attendance by or on behalf of either party at the hearing. I allowed 3 weeks from the day of hearing for either party to make contact with the WRC post hearing to explain their absence, before finalising this decision. No contact was made.

As the Complainant was not present to move his complaint and in the context that I am satisfied that the said Complainant was informed in writing of the arrangements for the hearing, in the absence of any explanation for his non-attendance, I must conclude that the within 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.

For the reasons outlined above I have found that this complaint is not well founded, and I decide accordingly.

Dated: 11/11/25

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Patricia Owens

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