ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION

Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00053814

Parties:

	Complainant	Respondent
Parties	Faycal Nedim Eddine Benzeba	BGS Security Limited

Representatives

The Complainant did not attend and was not represented at hearing.

The Respondent did not attend and was not represented at hearing.

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-00065784-001	04/09/2024

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 15/05/2025

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Eileen Campbell

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. The hearing was scheduled as an in person hearing to take place in Lansdowne House.

While the parties are named in the Decision, I will refer to Faycal Nedim Eddine Benzeba as “the Complainant” and to BGS Security Limited as “the Respondent”.

Having waited a reasonable period of time, there was no appearance by or on behalf of the Complainant or the Respondent at the hearing on 15/05/2025. I am satisfied that the Complainant and the Respondent were duly notified of the details of the hearing. Neither party attended. A postponement had not been sought.

Background:

These matters came before the Workplace Relations Commission dated 04/09/2024. The Complainant alleges contravention by the Respondent of provisions of the above listed statute in relation to his employment with the Respondent. The aforesaid complaints were referred to me for investigation. A hearing for that purpose was scheduled to take place on 15/05/2025.

Having waited a reasonable period of the time on the day, there was no appearance by or on behalf of the Complainant. I am satisfied the Complainant was duly notified of the details of the hearing. The Complainant did not attend. A postponement had not been sought.

The Respondent did not attend the hearing and I am satisfied the Respondent was duly notified of the details of the hearing. The Respondent did not attend. A postponement had not been sought.

Summary of Complainant’s Case:

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There was no appearance by or on behalf of the Complainant at the adjudication hearing.

Summary of Respondent’s Case:

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There was no appearance by or on behalf of the Respondent at the adjudication hearing.

Findings and Conclusions:

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There was no appearance by either party at the hearing. I am satisfied the parties were notified in accordance with WRC procedures in writing of the date, time and place at which the hearing to investigate the complaints would be held.

There was no application for a postponement submitted in the weeks or days preceding the hearing.

I have waited a more than reasonable period of time before drafting this decision just in case the Complainant makes contact with the WRC. I am satisfied the Complainant did not make contact either immediately before the hearing, during the hearing or in the intervening period since the hearing.

As of the date of this decision there has been no further communication received from or on behalf of the Complainant.

In these circumstances and in the absence of any evidence to the contrary having been adduced before me, I must conclude that the within complaint is not well-founded and I decide accordingly

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.

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

Dated: 27th May 2025

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Eileen Campbell

Key Words:

No appearance either party;