ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION

Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00009869

Parties:

	Complainant	Respondent
Anonymised Parties	Kitchen Staff	Restaurant

Representatives

Paul Dooley

Complaint:

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-00012934-001	03/08/2017

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 31/10/2017

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Eugene Hanly

Procedure:

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

Background:

The Complainant was employed as Kitchen Staff from 10^th April 2017 to 25^th June 2017. He was paid €370.00 per week. He has claimed that he is owed wages and holiday pay.

Summary of Complainant’s Case:

The Complainant did not attend and was not represented at the hearing.

Summary of Respondent’s Case:

The Respondent stated that all monies due had now been paid and produced payslips to support their position.

Findings and Conclusions:

I note correspondence on file advising both parties of the venue, date and time of the hearing.

The Complainant did not attend and was not represented at the hearing.

I find that no complaint was prosecuted on the day.

Decision:

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

I have decided that as no complaint was prosecuted the claim fails for want of prosecution.

Dated: 20 November 2017

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Eugene Hanly

Key Words:

Wages and holiday pay;