WRC dismisses Joseph O’Neill’s redundancy complaint after hearing absence

The Workplace Relations Commission found Joseph O’Neill’s redundancy payment complaint against Darren C Tobin Mechanical not well-founded after neither party attended the hearing. The decision was dated 6 December 2023; the merits were not decided. O’Neill had sought a redundancy payment under the Redundancy Payments Act. The adjudication officer said hearing notices had been sent to both parties by registered post. O’Neill later told a case officer he had received the notice, forgotten the hearing and been sick that day, but he had not contacted the WRC beforehand or provided medical evidence.