WRC dismisses redundancy payment complaint after missed hearing

The Workplace Relations Commission dismissed Dr Ahmed Rady’s complaint seeking a statutory redundancy payment from Teagasc, Agriculture and Food Development Authority. Adjudication Officer Dónal Moore, BL, in a decision dated 28 April 2026, found the absence from the hearing was not reasonably excused. Rady argued that his service was continuous and his role had not been replaced; he said work commitments at a US college made travel impracticable. The WRC found he had adequate notice and had not properly sought an adjournment or remote hearing.