ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION

Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00055722

Parties:

	Complainant	Respondent
Parties	Anthony Gowler	Fergal Byrne

	Complainant	Respondent
Anonymised Parties	{text}	{text}

Representatives

Complaint:

Act	Complaint/Dispute Reference No.	Date of Receipt
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under section 24 of the National Minimum Wage Act, 2000	CA-00067829-001	02/12/2024

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 26/05/2025

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Úna Glazier-Farmer

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:

There was no appearance by the Complainant at the hearing.

Mrs. Sinead Byrne, wife of the Respondent, attended on behalf of the Respondent.

Summary of Complainant’s Case:

After allowing a reasonable period of time, there was no appearance by the Complainant.

Having reviewed the file, I am satisfied that the Complainant was duly notified of the hearing.

Accordingly, I proceeded with the hearing in his absence.

Summary of Respondent’s Case:

Ms Byrne attended and advised the Complainant worked for 3 days and not 5 days as complained off.

In the absence of a PPS number, she was unable to pay him the wages for 3 days and has been unable to contact the Complainant.

Findings and Conclusions:

In the absence of an appearance of the Complainant I find the Act was not contravened.

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.

I find the Act was not contravened.

Dated: 04/06/2025.

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Úna Glazier-Farmer

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