ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION

Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00052423

Parties:

	Complainant	Respondent
Parties	Ankitumar Patel	Harcourt Technologies Ireland Limited

	Complainant	Respondent
Anonymised Parties	{text}	{text}

Representatives

Complaint(s):

Act	Complaint Reference No.	Date of Receipt
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 6 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1991	CA-00064193-001	17/06/2024
Complaint seeking adjudication by an Adjudication Officer under s27 of the Work life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023	CA-00064193-002	17/06/2024
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Regulation 18 of the European Communities (Road Transport)(Organisation of Working Time of Persons Performing Mobile Road Transport Activities) Regulations 2012 - S.I. No. 36/2012	CA-00064193-003	17/06/2024
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 6 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1991	CA-00064193-006	01/07/2024

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 10/09/2024

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Valerie Murtagh

Procedure:

In accordance with Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act, following the referral of the complaints to me by the Director General, I inquired into the complaints and gave the parties an opportunity to be heard by me and to present to me any evidence relevant to the complaints.

Summary of Complainant’s Case:

The complainant did not attend the hearing.

Summary of Respondent’s Case:

The respondent attended the hearing and provided written submissions.

Findings and Conclusions:

As part of my investigation, I am obliged to hold a hearing. I am satisfied that the complainant was notified of the arrangements for the hearing. I find that the complainant’s failure to attend such a hearing was unreasonable in the circumstances.

As no evidence was given at the hearing in support of the complaints, I conclude that the within complaints are not well -founded.

Decision:

Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act 2015 requires that I make a decision in relation to the complaints in accordance with the relevant redress provisions under Schedule 6 of that Act.

Based on the circumstances outlined above and in the absence of any evidence to the contrary having been adduced before me, I conclude that the within complaints are not well-founded.

Dated: 19th of September 2024

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Valerie Murtagh

Key Words:

Non-attendance at hearing