ADJUDICATION OFFICER Recommendation on dispute under Industrial Relations Act 1969

Investigation Recommendation Reference: IR-SC-00003976

Parties:

	Worker	Employer
Anonymised Parties	A Manager	A Restaurant

Representatives

Did not attend

Dispute:

Act	Dispute Reference No.	Date of Receipt
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 13 of the Industrial Relations Act 1969	IR-SC-00003976	20/03/2025

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Ewa Sobanska

Date of Hearing: 05/03/2026

Procedure:

In accordance with Section 13 of the Industrial Relations Act 1969 (as amended)following the referral of the dispute to me by the Director General, I inquired into the dispute and gave the parties an opportunity to be heard by me and to present to me any information relevant to the dispute.

Background:

The Worker commenced her employment with the Employer on 6 February 2025.

On 20 March 2025, the Worker referred her dispute to the Director General of the WRC alleging that she was unfairly dismissed on 21 February 2025.

A hearing for the purpose of investigation of the Worker’s dispute was scheduled for 5 March 2026. Correspondence informing the parties of the arrangements for the hearing issued on 27 January 2026. There was no attendance by, or on behalf of, either party at the hearing. There has been no communication from either party indicating any difficulties with attending the hearing or requesting a postponement.

Summary of Workers Case:

There was no attendance by, or on behalf of, the Worker at the adjudication hearing.

Summary of Employer’s Case:

There was no attendance by, or on behalf of, the Employer at the adjudication hearing.

Conclusions:

In conducting my investigation, I have taken into account all relevant submissions presented to me by the parties.

At the time the hearing was to commence, it was apparent that there was no attendance by, or on behalf of, either party. I am satisfied that the parties were on notice of the date, time and venue of the hearing to investigate the dispute and I waited some time to accommodate a late arrival.

Recommendation:

Section 13 of the Industrial Relations Act 1969 requires that I make a recommendation in relation to the dispute.

I recommend that the dispute be considered closed.

Dated: 23rd March 2026.

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Ewa Sobanska

Key Words:

Non-attendance -