ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION.

Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00019261

Parties:

	Complainant	Respondent
Anonymised Parties	A healthcare assistant.	A nursing home

Representatives

Did not attend

Complaint(s):

Act	Complaint/Dispute Reference No.	Date of Receipt
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 27 of the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997	CA-00025127-001	19/01/2019
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 6 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1991	CA-00025127-002	19/01/2019

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 10/06/2019

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(s) to me by the Director General, I inquired into the complaint(s) and gave the parties an opportunity to be heard by me and to present to me any evidence relevant to the complaint(s).

Background:

The Complainant worked as a healthcare assistant in the Respondent’s nursing home, she commenced employment on 20/11/2017 and left on 04/01/2019.

The Complainant worked 42 hours per week and was paid at the rate of €11.00 per hour.

This complaint was received by the Workplace Relations Commission on 19/01/2019.

Summary of Complainant’s Case:

The Complainant did not attend the hearing as scheduled and also failed to contact the WRC in relation to her non-attendance.

Correspondence in relation to the hearing was sent on 17th May 2019.

Summary of Respondent’s Case:

The Respondent did not attend the hearing as scheduled.

Correspondence in relation to the hearing was sent on 17th May 2019.

Findings and Conclusions:

As the Complainant did not attend the hearing I have no option but to decide that the complaint is not well founded and therefore fails.

Decision:

Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act 2015 requires that I make a decision in relation to the complaint(s) in accordance with the relevant redress provisions under Schedule 6 of that Act.

As outlined above, the complaint is not well founded and therefore fails.

Dated: 18/06/19

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Jim Dolan

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