ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00011886
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Anonymised Parties | Waitress | Restaurant |
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-00015761-001 | 13/11/2017 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 03/04/2018
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 Waitress from 20th August 2017 to 12th October 2017. She was paid €9.25 per hour and worked 40 hours per week. She has claimed that she is owed wages. |
Summary of Complainant’s Case:
The Complainant stated that she was paid very erratically. She did not receive payslips. By the time that she decided to leave this employment she was owed €605.50. She received a cheque for €400 but it “bounced”. She contacted her former employer and he requested that she re-lodge the cheque and this time it was honoured. He assured her that he would pay the balance but he failed to do so. She is owed a balance of €205.50. |
Summary of Respondent’s Case:
The Respondent did not attend and was not represented. |
Findings and Conclusions:
Based on the uncontested evidence before this hearing I find that the Complainant is owed €205.50 net. I find that the Respondent has breached Sec 5 of this Act. |
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 require the Respondent to pay the Complainant €205.50 within six weeks of the date below.
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Dated: 31st July 2018.
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Eugene Hanly
Key Words:
Wages owed |