ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00014718
| Complainant | Respondent |
Anonymised Parties | Clerical Officer | A Government Department |
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-00017501-001 | 18/02/2018 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 28/08/2018
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Marian Duffy
Procedure:
In accordance with Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act, 2015 andfollowing 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 is employed by the respondent since 2001. He is claiming that he is entitled to the payment of a long service increment on the completion of 15 years’ service. The respondent disputes the entitlement and submits that the complaint was referred outside the statutory time limit of 6 months. |
Summary of Complainant’s Case:
The complainant attended the hearing but he failed to offer any oral evidence in support of his complaint. |
Summary of Respondent’s Case:
The respondent attended the hearing. |
Findings and Conclusions:
The complainant did not offer any evidence and therefore failed to substantiate his complaint under the Payment of Wages Act, 1991. I find that the complaint is not well founded. |
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 find that the complaint is not well founded. |
Dated: 30th August 2018
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Marian Duffy
Key Words:
Payment of Wages Act, 1991. |