WRC dismisses Mark Sutton’s terms-of-employment complaint after he misses hearing

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) found Mark Sutton’s complaint against Component Distributors C.D. not well founded after he did not attend the hearing. The decision, dated 1 August 2023, concerned his claim that he had not received a written statement of his terms of employment. The merits were not decided. Sutton said he worked as a warehouse operative from April to September 2022. The company said it had issued his terms of employment on 10 June 2022. The adjudication officer said Sutton had proper notice of the hearing and an opportunity to present evidence, but he did not attend or provide an explanation.