The Workplace Relations Commission found Eugenija Sabaliauskaite’s unfair dismissal complaint was not well founded after she did not attend the hearing; the merits were not decided. The decision was dated 9 July 2021. Sabaliauskaite, a general assistant at Mowlam Nursing House, had requested an earlier postponement to seek representation. She missed the remote hearing on 15 April 2021 and asked the previous evening for another postponement, saying she was abroad. Mowlam Nursing House opposed the request because a former employee had taken time off to attend as a witness. The adjudicator refused the postponement, citing the late request, lack of supporting documents and the remote format of the hearing.
WRC rejects unfair dismissal complaint after worker misses hearing
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