ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION

Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00054969

Parties:

	Complainant	Respondent
Parties	Luke Dmello	BGS Security Limited

Representatives

Complainant

Un Represented

Respondent

Un Represented

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-00067003-001	29/10/2024

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 18/03/2025

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Michael McEntee

Procedure:

In accordance with Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act, 2015 and Section 6 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1991 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.

1: Background:

The issue in contention was a Payment of Wages complaint from the Complainant, a Security Guard, against a Security Company. The Employment began on the 29th July 2024 and ended in early September 2024.

The rate of pay was stated to have been €14.50 per hour.

2: Non-Attendance of Parties

Neither Party attended the Hearing.

Proper notice of the date, time and place of the Hearing was served.

A period of grace of some three weeks was given post the Hearing to allow for receipt of mitigating explanations from either Party.

None were received.

Accordingly, the Adjudication officer has to state that the Complaint is legally Not Well Founded.

The complaint is deemed to have failed.

3: Findings and Conclusions:

Non-Attendance form either Party – complaint accordingly deemed Not Well Founded.

4: Decision:

Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act 2015 and Section 6 of the Payment of Wages Act.1991 requires that I make a decision in relation to the complaint in accordance with the relevant redress provisions of the cited Acts.

CA: - 00067003-001

The complaint is deemed Not Well Founded.

It fails.

Dated: 7th May 2025.

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Michael McEntee

Key Words:

Payment of Wages, Non-appearance at Hearing.