The grievor grieved the termination of her employment – she did not attend her adjudication hearing on the dates initially scheduled, nor did she attend the rescheduled hearing – at the rescheduled hearing, her representative requested an indefinite postponement – by that time, five years had passed since the grievor’s employment had been terminated – the adjudicator found that she provided no cogent reasons for not attending the hearing – he assessed that the prejudice to the employer in granting a postponement would be greater than that suffered by the grievor in not granting one – the adjudicator also found that the grievor had not cooperated in the efficient administration of the adjudication process and concluded that she had abandoned her grievance.

Application for postponement dismissed.

Grievance denied.