The WRC found a bakery worker’s unfair dismissal claim failed after he did not attend two scheduled hearings to pursue it. The merits were not decided. The decision was dated 1 September 2017. The claim concerned his dismissal for chewing gum while working on a bread production line. The adjudicator declined another adjournment, saying the bakery had already attended twice to meet the claim. The worker’s solicitor had requested an adjournment or that the hearing proceed in his absence.