WRC finds two Coffee Works complaints not well founded after complainant misses hearing

The Workplace Relations Commission found two complaints against Coffee Works not well founded after complainant Alise Janska did not attend her hearing. The complaints concerned alleged discrimination in her dismissal and the absence of a written statement of employment particulars. The WRC decision, dated 3 November 2023, says Janska had worked for two months as a barista. She disputed the employer’s stated reason for dismissing her, customer complaints, and said other staff had received warnings and more training. Neither Janska nor Coffee Works attended the hearing on 2 November 2023. The adjudication officer said Janska had been notified of the hearing and called on the morning, but did not answer. The decision says both complaints failed because she did not attend to advance her case; the merits were not decided.