ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00027090
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Anonymised Parties | A waitress | A restaurant. |
Representatives | Self | Did not attend. |
Complaint:
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-00034663-001 | 15/02/2020 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 08/12/2020
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 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 is a waitress who was employed by the Respondent Restaurant from 5th February 2020 until 8th February 2020. She worked a total of 4 days (30 hours) and was paid the hourly rate of pay of €13 per hour. This complaint was received by the Workplace Relations Commission on 15th February 2020. The hearing of this complaint was heard remotely on 8th December 2020.
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Summary of Complainant’s Case:
The Complainant contends that she was not paid for the 30 hours she worked. |
Summary of Respondent’s Case:
The Respondent did not attend the hearing of the complaint. The Respondent was notified of the arrangements for the virtual hearing by email on 16th November 2020. |
Findings and Conclusions:
From the uncontested evidence provided by the Complainant I accept such evidence as an accurate summary of events and decide the following: CA – 00034663 – 001 – referred under s.6 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1991 – unpaid wages due. The Complainant contends that she is due €390.00 I now order the Respondent to make this payment to the Complainant. This payment should be made within 42 days from the date of this decision. |
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.
Outlined above |
Dated: January 7th 2021
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Jim Dolan
Key Words:
Payment of Wages Act, 1991. |