ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00008477
| Complainant | Respondent |
Anonymised Parties | Housekeeper | Householder |
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-00011143-001 | 04/05/2017 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 11/09/2017
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 a Housekeeper from 27th February to 18th March 2017. She was paid €100.00 net per week. She has claimed that she is owed wages. |
Summary of Complainant’s Case:
The Complainant stated that the Respondent agreed to pay her €100.00 per week for housekeeping duties, cleaning, ironing and laundry. He paid her €150.00 only. She had to leave after three weeks. She is owed €150.00 net. She advised of a change of address. |
Summary of Respondent’s Case:
The Respondent did not attend and was not represented. |
Findings and Conclusions:
I note correspondence on the file advising of the time, date and venue of the hearing. I note that the Respondent did not attend and was not represented. Based on uncontested evidence before this hearing I find that the Complainant is owed €150.00 net as claimed. |
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 the Respondent has breached Sec 5 of this Act.
I order the Respondent to pay the Complainant €150.00 within six weeks of the date below.
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Dated: 9th October 2017
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Eugene Hanly
Key Words:
Wages owed |