EMPLOYMENT APPEALS TRIBUNAL
APPEAL OF: CASE NO.
Club Travel Limited – appellant PW143/2013
against the decision of the Rights Commissioner in the case of
Jonathan Randall – respondent
under
PAYMENT OF WAGES ACT 1991
I certify that the Tribunal
(Division of Tribunal)
Chairman: Mr J. Revington SC
Members: Mr J. Horan
Mr P. Woods
heard this claim at Dublin on 17th April 2014
Representation
Appellant: In person
Respondent: In person
The decision of the Tribunal was as follows:-
This case came before the Tribunal as an appeal by an employer, the appellant, of a decision by the Rights Commissioner under the Payment of Wages Act 1991 reference number r-123987-pw-12/JT.
Determination
The appellant told the Tribunal that the company reserved the right to deduct 2 weeks’ salary, to cover the cost of initial induction and training, where an employee leaves within 6 months of commencing employment. The respondent had signed a check list agreeing that he was aware of the contents of the Employee Handbook. However he did not sign the document itself nor was he given a paper copy of it but had access to it on the company’s intranet.
The Tribunal finds that signing a check list is not sufficient to establish the respondent’s consent to a deduction from his wages under the Payment of Wages Act.
The appeal under the Payment of Wages Act 1991 fails and the decision of the Rights Commissioner is upheld.
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Employment Appeals Tribunal
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