ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION

Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00054890

Parties:

	Complainant	Respondent
Parties	Joao Mizeraque	Glen Dimplex Ireland Unlimited Company

Representatives

Ibec

Complaints:

Act	Complaint Reference No.	Date of Receipt
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 11A of the Protection of Employment Act, 1977	CA-00064478-001	21/06/2024
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 11A of the Protection of Employment Act, 1977	CA-00064478-002	21/06/2024

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 27/01/2026

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Bríd Deering

Procedure:

In accordance with s. 41 of the Workplace Relations Act, 2015 following the referral of the complaints to me by the Director General, I inquired into the complaints and gave the parties an opportunity to be heard and to present any evidence relevant to the complaints.

On 21st June 2024 the Complainant presented two complaints to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). The complaints were scheduled for adjudication via a remote platform on 27th January 2026. The Respondent was in attendance to meet the case. The Respondent’s representative confirmed the correct legal title of the Respondent to be ‘Glen Dimplex Ireland Unlimited Company’. This written decision has been amended to reflect the correct legal title of the Respondent. There was no appearance by or on behalf of the Complainant. I verified that the Complainant had been served with notice of the time, date, and venue of the adjudication hearing. I waited some time to accommodate a late arrival. As there was no appearance by the Complainant I closed the hearing. The Complainant did not contact the WRC in advance of or in the days following the scheduled hearing to indicate any difficulty with attending the hearing.

Summary of Complainant’s Case:

The Complainant did not attend the scheduled hearing to give evidence in relation to his complaint.

Summary of Respondent’s Case:

The Respondent presented a written submission to the WRC in advance of the hearing. This submission was copied to the Complainant in advance of the hearing. Management of the Respondent and the Respondent’s representative were in attendance and were prepared to defend the complaint against the Respondent.

Findings and Conclusions:

I am satisfied the Complainant was properly notified of the hearing arrangements in accordance with the contact information provided. The Complainant did not contact the WRC to indicate any difficulty on his part in attending the hearing, or to explain his non-attendance.

As the Complainant did not attend the adjudication hearing to set out how the Respondent contravened the Protection of Employment Act, 1977 (as amended), I find the complaint is not well-founded.

Decision:

Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act, 2015 requires that I make a decision in relation to the complaints in accordance with the relevant redress provisions under Schedule 6 of that Act.

As the Complainant did not attend the adjudication hearing, I decide this complaint under the Protection of Employment Act, 1977 (as amended) is not well-founded.

Dated: 30th January 2026

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Bríd Deering

Key Words:

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