Labour Court sets aside adjudication decision after Julius Ramboyon misses hearing

The Labour Court allowed Noonan Services Group Limited’s appeal and set aside the adjudication officer’s decision in a ruling dated 16 February 2024. Julius Ramboyon did not attend the hearing, so the merits of his appeal were not decided. The case concerned whether transfer-of-undertakings rules preserved an entitlement to pay increases linked to Employment Regulation Orders (EROs). Noonan argued that one ERO-related increase granted by a previous employer in 2007 did not create a continuing contractual right to future increases. The Court said it could identify no basis for Ramboyon’s claim that his entitlements under the regulations had not been afforded. It concluded that his absence meant he did not move his appeal, and set aside the adjudication officer’s decision.