ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION/RECOMMENDATION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00007593
Complaint(s):
Act | Complaint/Dispute Reference No. | Date of Receipt |
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 6 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1991 | CA-00010305-001 | 20/03/2017 |
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 6 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1991 | CA-00010305-002 | 20/03/2017 |
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 6 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1991 | CA-00010305-003 | 20/03/2017 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 06/07/2017
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Michael Hayes
Procedure:
In accordance with Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act, 2015 and the abovementioned Act, following the referral of the complaint(s)/dispute(s) to me by the Director General, I inquired into the complaint(s)/dispute(s) and gave the parties an opportunity to be heard by me and to present to me any evidence relevant to the complaint(s)/dispute(s).
Background:
The respondent employed the complainant as a software engineer in the period 5th of September 2016 until the 7th of March 2017. He was paid €3,011.43 per month and worked 40 hours per week. The three complaints referenced above amount to one complaint and therefore I shall deal with the complaint referenced as CA000010305-001only.The parties were notified of the time, date and venue set for the hearing. |
Summary of Complainant’s Case:
The complainant submits that he did not receive his wages for the months of November and December 2016 and for February 2017 in breach of s. 5 of the Act. |
Decision:
Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act 2015 requires that I make a decision in relation to the complaint(s)/dispute(s) in accordance with the relevant redress provisions under Schedule 6 of that Act.
Based on the uncontested evidence adduced at hearing I find that the complaint is well founded and hereby require that the respondent pay the complainant €9,034.29 (say nine thousand and thirty four euro and 29 cent) net in compensation. |
Dated: 11th July 2017
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Michael Hayes