ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00062989
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Parties | Dean Donegan | Cross Retail Group |
Representatives |
| Mike Kearney, Support Manager |
Complaint(s):
Act | Complaint/Dispute Reference No. | Date of Receipt |
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 7 of the Terms of Employment (Information) Act, 1994 | CA-00076848-001 | 28/10/2025 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 14/05/2026
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 did not attend the hearing. The respondent was represented at the hearing. The hearing proceeded following a short pause to enable contact from the complainant. The complainant did not contact the WRC and the hearing proceeded. |
Summary of Complainant’s Case:
The complainant did not attend the hearing of this matter. |
Summary of Respondent’s Case:
The respondent Director and Support Manager attended the hearing of this matter. |
Findings and Conclusions:
The hearing began with a 15-minute pause to allow the complainant to contact the WRC or to enter the remote hearing, but no contact was made. He did not attend the hearing which proceeded following the pause. The complainant has not provided 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: 22nd of May 2026
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Conor Stokes
Key Words:
Terms of Employment Information Act – Complainant no show – no contravention established. |