Labour Court upholds decision against Grzegorz Walasek after missed working-time hearing

The Labour Court upheld the decision against Grzegorz Walasek after he failed to attend his working-time appeal hearing over a complaint against Radisson Blu Hotel. The Court’s decision was dated 20 February 2024. Walasek had appealed an Adjudication Officer’s finding that his complaint under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 had failed. The Court granted his request for a remote hearing, but he did not join or respond to calls on the hearing day. The Court said he had received notice and joining details and gave no explanation for his absence. Under Rule 19, an appeal may be found not upheld when an appellant does not attend without a satisfactory explanation. The appeal failed and the original decision was upheld; the merits were not decided by the Labour Court.