THE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNALS  

CASE REF:    1423/12    

CLAIMANT:	Stewart Penn

RESPONDENT:	Enable NI

DECISION

The decision of the Tribunal is that the claim is dismissed. 

Constitution of Tribunal:

Chairman:	Mrs P Sheils

Members:	Mrs E Gilmartin
	Mr H Fox

Appearances:

The claimant did not appear and was not represented.

The respondent was represented by Mr Nigel Hampton from Enable NI.

AT HEARING

1.	The claimant lodged a claim form on the 31 July 2012 claiming monies owed under the Working Time Directive.  However no details of the monies owed were included in the claim form.

2.	The respondent presented a response on the 3 September 2012 refuting the claim.

3.	In view of the fact that the claimant did not appear and was not represented the Tribunal considered Rule 27(5) and (6) of the Industrial Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Northern Ireland 2005.

4.	Having considered the information available to it from the Office file and having noted that the claimant had been duly sent the Notice of Hearing and had not contacted the Office thereafter the Tribunal dismissed the claim.

Chairman:

Date and place of hearing:       27 November 2012, Belfast.

Date decision recorded in register and issued to parties: