ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION

Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00061437

Parties:

	Complainant	Respondent
Parties	Kevin Browne	Petrogas Group Ltd T/A Applegreen

Representatives

Owen Keany B.L. instructed by Sherwin O'Riordan

Complaint(s):

Act	Complaint/Dispute Reference No.	Date of Receipt
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 27 of the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997	CA-00075133-001	04/09/2025

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 27/05/2026

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Conor Stokes

Procedure:

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

Background:

This matter was heard by way of remote hearing pursuant to the Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2020 and S.I. No. 359/2020 which designates the WRC as a body empowered to hold remote hearings.

The complainant informed the WRC at the start of the hearing that he would not be attending.

Summary of Complainant’s Case:

The complainant did not attend the hearing of this matter.

Summary of Respondent’s Case:

Two witnesses for the respondent were present along with a Barrister and instructing solicitor for the respondent.

Findings and Conclusions:

At the start of the hearing, the complainant informed the concierge that he would not be attending the scheduled hearing. He did not provide any reason for his non-attendance at the hearing.

As the complainant did not attend the hearing, I find that no evidence of a contravention of the Act was established.

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.

Having regard to the circumstances of this complaint and hearing, my decision is that the Act was not contravened.

Dated: 27-05-26

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Conor Stokes

Key Words:

Organisation of Working Time Act – Complainant no show – no contravention established.