WRC finds Jevgenijs Kirjacevs’s two complaints not well-founded after missed hearing

The Workplace Relations Commission found Jevgenijs Kirjacevs’s unfair-dismissal and minimum-notice complaints not well-founded after he did not attend a hearing. The decision was dated 5 April 2024. Kirjacevs told the WRC he could not attend, gave no reason and did not seek a postponement; he asked for the case to be decided on his documents. Citibus Ltd Dublin Coach attended and contested the claims, arguing that he lacked the service required for protection under the Unfair Dismissals Act and had received the required notice. The adjudicator said both complaints depended on whether Kirjacevs had the required service. He had to establish that he qualified for protection under the Unfair Dismissals Act and that his notice had not been properly paid. The merits of the dismissal were not decided.