ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION

Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00023572

Parties:

	Complainant	Respondent
Anonymised Parties	A Project Manager	A Construction Company

Representatives

N/A

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-00030210-001	07/08/2019

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 10/10/2019

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Breiffni O'Neill

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 Project Manager by the Respondent. His employment commenced on 7th August 2018 and ended on 25th April 2019. In his complaint form, the Complainant alleged that he had not received a promised pay increase.

The complaint was received by the Workplace Relations Commission on 7th August 2019.

Summary of Complainant’s Case:

Despite having been informed by correspondence dated 20th August 2019, the Complainant did not attend the scheduled hearing to present his case.

Summary of Respondent’s Case:

Despite having been informed by correspondence dated 20th August 2019, the Respondent did not attend the scheduled hearing and no defence was presented.

Findings and Conclusions:

I am satisfied that the parties were on notice of the hearing arrangements. Given that the Complainant did not attend the hearing to present his case, I do not uphold the claim.

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 do not uphold the claim.

Dated: 6th December, 2019

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Breiffni O'Neill

Key Words:

Non attendance at hearing