ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION/RECOMMENDATION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00024980
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Anonymised Parties | An Employee | A Mink Farm |
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-00031523-001 | 11/10/2019 |
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 27 of the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 | CA-00031523-002 | 11/10/2019 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 10/02/2020
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Emile Daly
Procedure:
In accordance with Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act, 2015 following the referral of the complaint(s)/dispute(s) to me by the Director General, I inquired into the complaint(s)/dispute(s) and gave the parties an opportunity to be heard by me and to present to me any evidence relevant to the complaint(s)/dispute(s).
Background
The Complainant worked for two and a half years for the Respondent and his employment was ended on 3 April 2019 due to redundancy. Statutory redundancy was paid to the Complainant. This complaint is in respect of unpaid holidays and unpaid wages (including overtime). |
Summary of Complainant’s Case:
CA-00031523-001 The Complainant at the time of his dismissal was entitled to unpaid wages, of €1765.7 and unpaid overtime wages of €2169.50
CA-00031523-002 At the time of his dismissal that Complainant was entitled to 7.5 unpaid holidays, which equated to €607.60 |
Summary of Respondent’s Case:
No attendance at Adjudication Hearing |
Decision:
Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act 2015 requires that I make a decision in relation to the complaint(s)/dispute(s) in accordance with the relevant redress provisions under Schedule 6 of that Act.
The Respondent was put on notice of this Adjudication hearing however they failed to attend. As a result, having satisfied myself that proper notice was afforded to the Respondent, I proceeded to hear the evidence of the Complainant and to determine the complaints on an uncontested basis. CA-00031523-001 Based on the uncontested evidence of the Complainant I am satisfied that the complaint is well founded. I make the following award: AWARD: €3935.22
CA-00031523-002 Based on the uncontested evidence of the Complainant I am satisfied that the complaint in respect of unpaid holidays is well founded. I make the following award: AWARD: €607.60
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Dated: 17-08-2020
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Emile Daly
Key Words:
Unpaid wages - unpaid holidays |