ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION

Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00015151

Parties:

	Complainant	Respondent
Anonymised Parties	A Head Chef	A Restaurant

Representatives

Did not attend

Owner/Manager

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-00019635-001	07/06/2018

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 27/09/2018

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Michael McEntee

Procedure:

In accordance with Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act and Section 6 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1991 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 issue involved an alleged shortfall in wages.

1: Summary of Complainant’s Case:

Did not attend and no evidence presented.

2: Summary of Respondent’s Case:

As no Complainant evidence, either oral or written presented, the Respondent was not called to enter any rebuttals. The Respondent denied all liability in this case.

3: Findings and Conclusions:

In the absence of any Complainant evidence the denial of liability by the Respondent is accepted. The case is dismissed.

4: Decision:

Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act 2015 and Section 6 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1991 requires that I make a decision in relation to the complaint(s)/dispute(s) in accordance with the relevant redress provisions of the cited Acts.

Act	Complaint/Dispute Reference No.	Summary decision /Please refer to Section Three above for detailed reasoning.
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 6 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1991	CA-00019635-001	Case dismissed. Respondent position accepted.

Dated: 03-12-2018

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Michael McEntee

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