ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION

Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00024022

Parties:

	Complainant	Respondent
Anonymised Parties	A housekeeper	A hotel / hostel

Representatives

Did not attend

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-00030646-001	04/09/2019

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 14/11/2019

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Jim Dolan

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 commenced employment on 05/07/2019 and worked with the Respondent as a housekeeper for the duration of the contract i.e. 2 months.

Working 40 hours per week the contractual rate of pay was €10 per hour increasing to €14 per hour for Sundays and Public Holidays.

This complaint was received by the Workplace Relations Commission on 04th September 2019.

Summary of Complainant’s Case:

The Complainant did not attend the scheduled hearing of the complaint.

Summary of Respondent’s Case:

The Complainant did not attend the scheduled hearing of the complaint.

Findings and Conclusions:

A complaint was received by the Director General of the Workplace Relations Commission on 4th September 2019 alleging that his former employer contravened the provisions of the Payment of Wages Act, 1991 in relation to him. The said complaint was referred to me for investigation.

A hearing for that purpose was held on 14th November 2019. There was no appearance by or on behalf of the Complainant at the hearing. I am satisfied that the said Complainant was informed in writing of the date, time and place at which the hearing to investigate the complaint would be held.

In these circumstances and in the absence of any evidence to the contrary having been adduced before me, I must conclude that the within complaint is not well-founded and I decide accordingly.

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.

As outlined above.

Dated: 4th December 2019

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Jim Dolan

Key Words:

Non attendance.