The Workplace Relations Commission dismissed John Mac Cormack’s protected disclosures complaint against MacRa Na Feirme after he failed to attend a hearing. The decision was dated 3 May 2024; the merits were not decided. Mac Cormack had received notice of the hearing several weeks earlier. The day before it, he asked for an adjournment, saying he had started a new job and did not think it would look good to take a day off. The respondent attended and was ready to answer the complaint. The adjudicator said the last-minute request gave no exceptional reason to postpone the hearing. With Mac Cormack absent and unable to present his case, the complaint was dismissed under section 42 of the Workplace Relations Act 2015.
WRC dismisses protected disclosures complaint after complainant misses hearing
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