ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00032908
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Anonymised Parties | A Claimant | A Respondent |
Representatives | 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-00043563-001 | 12/04/2021 |
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Section 23 of the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act, 2015 | CA-00043563-002 | 12/04/2021 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 28/07/2021
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Jim O'Connell
Procedure:
In accordance with Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act, following the referral of the complaint(s) 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(s).
This matter was heard by way remote hearing pursuant to the Civil law and Criminal Law (miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 and SI 359/20206, which designates the WRC as a body empowered to hold remote hearings.
No objection was raised to the remote hearing.
CA-00043563-002
Was withdrawn at the hearing
Background
The complainant was employed by the respondent and he had a salary of €45000 per year as per his contract of employment.
The Complainant submitted that he was not paid for the 40 hours he worked for the respondent from the 4th to the 11th January 2021 and that he was the sum of €865 in salary.
The complainant confirmed that he had to purchase Safety equipment where he used the respondent’s credit card which cost €150 and he had no difficulty with the respondent deducting this amount if they so wished.
Findings
The respondent did not attend
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.
Based on the uncontested evidence I have decided that the complaint to be well founded and I award him €865gross less €150
Dated: 7th September 2021
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Jim O'Connell
Key Words:
Payment of wages |