ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00021436
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Anonymised Parties | A Security Operative | A Security Company |
Complaint:
Act | Complaint Reference No. | Date of Receipt |
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 6 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1991 | CA-00027722-001 | 12/04/2019 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 28/06/2019
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Pat Brady
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 complain
Summary of Complainant’s Case:
The complainant worked for the respondent between December 3rd and February 1st. He worked two days per week and was paid for the month of December 2018 but not for January 2019. He received a payslip dated January 31st indicating a gross payment of €1327.95 (gross), €1144.67 net but he did not receive any actual payment. He said that he contacted the CEO of the respondent seventeen times by telephone but received no response. |
Summary of Respondent’s Case:
The respondent did not attend the hearing and no explanation was received for its failure to do so. |
Findings and Conclusions:
I am satisfied that the respondent was sent notice of the hearing and was properly on notice of the hearing. The complainant gave credible evidence and I accept it and uphold his complaint. He is entitled to wages in respect of the month of January 2018 in the amount of €1,144.67. |
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 uphold complaint CA-00027722-001 and award the complainant wages in respect of the month of January, 2018 in the amount of €1,144.67 subject to the usual statutory deductions. |
Dated: 29/07/2019
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Pat Brady
Key Words:
Payment of Wages |