Miltovics v Morrissey

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Judgment Date: 19 October 2015
• Judgment citation (vLex): [2015] 10 JIEC 1902
• Docket Number: CASE NO.TE 29/2014,APPEAL OF:
• Date: 19 October 2015
• Court: Employment Appeal Tribunal (Ireland)

EMPLOYMENT APPEALS TRIBUNAL

APPEAL OF:

CASE NO.TE 29/2014

Eamonn Morrissey t/a Valcon International Transport

'appellant

Eamonn Morrissey t/a Valcon International Transport

and

the recommendation of the Rights Commissioner in the case of:

Girts Miltovics

respondent

under

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT (INFORMATION) ACT, 1994 AND 2001

I certify that the Tribunal

(Division of Tribunal)

Chairman: Mr C. Corcoran BL

Members: Mr P. Pierce

Mr J. Flannery

heard this appeal at Dublin on 19^th October 2015

The decision of the Tribunal was as follows:-

1 This case came before the Tribunal by way of the employer appealing the recommendation of a Rights Commissioner under the Terms of Employment (Information) Act, 1994 and 2001 ref R-131477-TE-13/EH.

Determination

2 The Tribunal is satisfied that all parties were properly on notice of the hearing.

3 There was no appearance or representation for the appellant. His wife made an application to have the Hearing postponed while informing the Tribunal that she was not in attendance to represent the appellant.

4 The Tribunal refused the application to postpone the Hearing. The appeal of the recommendation of the Rights Commissioner under the Terms of Employment (Information) Acts 1994 and 2001 fails for want of prosecution and the recommendation of the Rights Commissioner is upheld.