Case Number: ADJ-00008360. Workplace Relations Commission

• Court: Workplace Relations Commission
• Docket Number: ADJ-00008360
• Date: 01 October 2017
• Parties: An Employee V A Charity Foundation

ADJUDICATION OFFICER RECOMMENDATION

Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00008360

	Complainant	Respondent
Anonymised Parties	An Employee	A Charity Foundation

Complaint:

Act	Complaint/Dispute Reference No.	Date of Receipt
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 13 of the Industrial Relations Act, 1969	CA-00011135-001	04/05/2017

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 31/08/2017

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Gaye Cunningham

Procedure:

In accordance with Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act, 2015 and Section 13 of the Industrial Relations Act 1969 following the referral of the complaint to me by the Director General, I inquired into the complaint and gave the parties an opportunity to be heard by me and to present to me any evidence relevant to the complaint.

Background:

The Complainant’s hours were cut without consultation or agreement.

Summary of Complainant’s Case:

The Complainant is a Night Supervisor at a hostel run by the Respondent. She commenced employment on 19th April 2010 and for over five years was employed as a Night Supervisor looking after a hostel. She worked around 42.5 hours per week up to August 2015. The Respondent then decided to allocate the hours / overnight to a resident. This led to a reduction in hours for the Complainant to...