Complainant

Respondent

Parties

Angel  Amadasun

Westwood Club

Representatives

Act

Complaint/Dispute Reference No.

Date of Receipt

Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Section 8 of the Unfair Dismissals Act, 1977

CA-00073072-001

02/07/2025

The Complainant submitted a complaint of unfair dismissal against the Respondent.

The Complainant did not attend the hearing.

The Respondent did not attend the hearing. It is not clear whether they were on notice of the hearing. A notification letter was sent to one of their trading addresses but, due to the way the Complainant filled out the complaint form, it was addressed to the Complainant rather than a nominated person still in the Respondent’s business.

Section 8c of the act provides as follows:

An adjudication officer to whom a claim for redress is referred under this section shall—

(i) inquire into the claim,

(ii) give the parties to the claim an opportunity to be heard by the adjudication officer and to present to the adjudication officer any evidence relevant to the claim,

(iii) make a decision in relation to the claim consisting of an award of redress in accordance with section 7 or the dismissal of the claim, and

(iv) give the parties to the claim a copy of that decision in writing.

I am satisfied that the Complainant was given an opportunity to be heard in this matter. A hearing notification was sent to the email address provided in their complaint form and that complaint form provided that the WRC could notify them of a hearing by way of email. Despite this the Complainant did not attend the hearing to present their case.

I dismiss the claim.

I dismiss the claim.