ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00059014
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Parties | Edson Loureiro Júnior | Cat You Cafe |
Representatives | None in attendance | Self-represented |
Complaint:
Act | Complaint Reference No. | Date of Receipt |
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 77 of the Employment Equality Act 1998 | CA-00071713-005 | 20/05/2025 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 14/10/2025
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Kara Turner
Procedure:
On 20 May 2025, the complainant referred a case to the Workplace Relations Commission under section 77 of the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015.
In accordance with section 79 of the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015, following the referral of the case to me by the Director General, I inquired into the claims and gave the parties an opportunity to be heard by me and to present to me any evidence relevant to the claims.
No submissions or supporting documentation were received in relation to the case.
The parties were notified of the hearing arrangements for the case in accordance with the contact information provided.
Summary of Complainant’s Case:
The complainant did not attend the hearing arranged for the investigation of his claims. |
Summary of Respondent’s Case:
Members of the respondent’s management attended the hearing on 14 October 2025 and were prepared to defend the claims referred against the respondent. |
Findings and Conclusions:
I am satisfied that the complainant was notified of the hearing arrangements in accordance with the contact information he provided to the Commission. The complainant did not contact the Commission to advise of any difficulty on his part in attending the hearing or to inform the Commission that he would not be attending. As of the date of this decision, the complainant has not been in contact with the Commission in relation to the hearing date or in furtherance of the specific claims. I closed the hearing on 14 October 2025 after allowing time for any delay on the part of the complainant. The complainant has not made out a prima facie case or any case against the respondent. Considerable time, effort and resources go into arranging and preparing for a hearing. The personnel in attendance on behalf of the respondent incurred costs associated with attending the hearing. I find the complainant’s failure to contact the Commission regarding the hearing to be unreasonable. In the circumstances and in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, I must conclude that the claims against the respondent are not well founded, and I decide accordingly. |
Decision:
Section 79 of the Employment Equality Acts 1998 – 2015 requires that I make a decision in relation to the complaint in accordance with the relevant redress provisions under section 82 of the Act.
For the reasons set out above I decide that the claims against the respondent are not well founded. |
Dated: 22nd October 2025.
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Kara Turner
Key Words:
Complainant no show |