ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION

Adjudication Decision Reference: ADJ-00000131

Complaints for Resolution:

Act	Complaint/Dispute Reference No.	Date of Receipt
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 27 of the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997	CA-00000185-001	12/10/2015
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 6 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1991	CA-00000185-002	12/10/2015

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 15/12/2015

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Patsy Doyle

Procedure:

In accordance with Section 41(4) of the Workplace Relations Act, 2015 following the referral of the complaints to me by the Director General, I inquired into the complaints and gave the parties an opportunity to be heard by me and to present to me any evidence relevant to the complaints.

Complainant’s Submission :

On 13 October, 2015, The Complainant made a complaint to the WRC based on a shortfall of annual leave owed to him under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997.He also claimed a weeks pay in lieu of notice when he left his position as a Baker on 13 April , 2015.

Decision:

Section 41(4) of the Workplace Relations Act 2015 requires that I make a decision in relation to the complaints in accordance with the relevant redress provisions under Schedule 6 of that Act .

The hearing was arranged for 10.30 am on 15 December, 2015. The Respondent was represented by the Company Director. I allowed time for the Complainant to arrive and the requested Interpreter to link with him. I am satisfied that both parties were notified of the Hearing by the WRC. The Company Director of the Respondent Company attended the Hearing .

Further efforts were made to contact the Complainant on the phone number submitted on the claim form. At 11.00 am, I proceeded to convene the Hearing. In the absence of the Complainant, and having made all reasonable efforts to contact him, I found that the complaint fell for want of prosecution by the complainant .

Dated: 14^th March 2016