WRC dismisses two complaints after chef misses hearing

The Workplace Relations Commission found George Cazan’s two working-time complaints against Orchard Inns Limited t/a The Old Orchard Inn not well founded after he did not attend the hearing. The decision says he had been notified of the hearing and gave no explanation before it began. The merits were not decided. Cazan, who worked as a sous chef, alleged breaches of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997. The WRC decision was dated 27 June 2023.