ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00055696
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Parties | Weilin Christian Zago Wang | MHL Event Management Limited |
Representatives | Nonattendance | Courtney Holt Group HR Manager |
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-00060329-001 | 30/11/2023 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 04/03/2025
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Conor Stokes
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:
This matter was heard by way of remote hearing pursuant to the Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2020 and S.I. No. 359/2020 which designates the WRC as a body empowered to hold remote hearings. The complainant did not attend the hearing of this matter. Two witnesses for the respondent attended the hearing. The hearing started with a pause for fifteen minutes to enable the complaint to either attend or to make contact with the WRC. The hearing opened and closed in the absence of the complainant. |
Summary of Complainant’s Case:
The complainant did not attend the hearing of this matter. |
Summary of Respondent’s Case:
The respondent submitted in writing that the amount sought under this complaint was paid over to the complainant in December 2024 and provided documentary evidence of this contention. Two representatives of the respondent attended the hearing. |
Findings and Conclusions:
As the complainant did not attend the hearing of this matter, no evidence was presented to me either in support of this claim. Hearing notification letters issued to the complainant on 14 January 2025, consequently I am satisfied that the complainant was on notice. The complainant has offered no explanation for their absence. Having regard to the nonattendance of the complaint, I find that the complaints are not well founded, and that no contravention of the Act has been established. |
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.
Having regard to the nonattendance of the complainant at the hearing of these complaint, my decision is that the complaints are not well founded, and that no contravention of the Act has been established. |
Dated: 05/03/2025
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Conor Stokes
Key Words:
Payment of Wages - Nonattendance of complainant – complaint not well founded – no contravention established. |