ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION

Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00061201

Parties:

	Complainant	Respondent
Parties	Rebecca Forbes	ISPCA

Representatives

Nonattendance

Complaint(s):

Act	Complaint/Dispute Reference No.	Date of Receipt
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Schedule 2 of the Protected Disclosures Act, 2014	CA-00073990-001	01/08/2025

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 17/09/2026

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.

Neither party to this claim attended the hearing of this matter and no evidence was presented to me either in support or defence of this claim.

Summary of Complainant’s Case:

The complainant did not attend the hearing of this matter.

Summary of Respondent’s Case:

The respondent did not attend the hearing of this matter.

Findings and Conclusions:

As neither party to this claim attended the hearing of this matter, no evidence was presented to me either in support or defence of this claim. Hearing notification letters issued both parties on 8 July 2026, consequently I am satisfied that the parties are on notice. They have offered no explanation for their absence.

As no evidence was presented to me founding this claim, I find that 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 complaint in accordance with the relevant redress provisions under Schedule 6 of that Act.

Having regard to the circumstances of the hearing of this complaint, my decision is that the complaint is not well founded.

Dated: 18-09-2026

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Conor Stokes

Key Words:

Protected Disclosures Act – nonattendance of parties – complaint not well founded