ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION

Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00020784

Parties:

	Complainant	Respondent
Anonymised Parties	A window fabricator and glazier	A window manufacturing company

Representatives

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-00027405-001	01/04/2019

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 17/10/2019

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Marguerite Buckley

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’s case is for unpaid wages.

The Respondent has ceased trading. A liquidator had not been appointed to wind up the Respondent.

Summary of Complainant’s Case:

He did not receive his wages for the last weeks of employment.

This amounts to €5,700.00.

Summary of Respondent’s Case:

The owner of the Respondent attended the hearing. He confirmed that the Complainant was due €5,700.00 in outstanding wages.

He explained how the Respondent did not have the resources to pay the outstanding wages.

Findings and Conclusions:

The facts of the complaint were not in dispute.

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.

The case is well founded. I award the Complainant the sum of €5,700.00. This is a gross payment.

Dated: 15^th January 2020

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Marguerite Buckley

Key Words:

Outstanding wages.