ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00025052
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Anonymised Parties | A Secretary | A Cosmetic clinic |
Representatives | Self | None |
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-00031906-001 | 30/10/2019 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 16/12/2019
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Niamh O'Carroll Kelly B.L.
Procedure:
In accordance with Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act, 2015following 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.
Summary of Complainant’s Case:
The complainant commenced working for the Respondent, as a secretary, in the clinic in Dublin. It was agreed that she would be paid €12.00 per hour. She worked 126 hrs. She was only paid €732.00. She requested that the Respondent pay her the balance of € 780.00. To date she has not been paid. She didn’t get regular payslips or a contract of employment. |
Summary of Respondent’s Case:
No Appearance for or on behalf of the Respondent. I am satisfied that the respondent was on notice of the date, time and venue of the hearing. |
Findings and Conclusions:
I am satisfied, based on the complainant’s uncontested evidence that she entered into an agreement with the Respondent, which said agreement was that she would work at the clinic, as a secretary, and would be paid €12.00 per hour. I am also satisfied that she worked 126 hours but was only paid € 732.00. The complaint is well founded. The complainant is entitled to € 780.00. |
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 complaint is well founded. I award the complainant € 780.00 |
Dated: 10/09/2020
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Niamh O'Carroll Kelly B.L.
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