ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00056708
Parties:
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Parties | Collins Mynes | Best Guards Security Services |
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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-00069018-001 | 04/02/2025 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 06/05/2025
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Patricia Owens
Procedure:
On 4 February 2025 the Complainant referred a complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission pursuant to Section 6 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1991. Following the referral of the case to me by the Director General of the Workplace Relations Commission, a hearing was convened on 6 May 2025.
This hearing was conducted by way of remote hearing pursuant to the Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 and SI 359/2020, which designate the Workplace Relations Commission as a body empowered to hold remote hearings. No technical issues were experienced during the hearing.
There was no appearance by or on behalf of the Complainant; neither was there any attendance by or on behalf of the Respondent and neither party provided written submissions.
Background:
In his complaint form, the Complainant outlined that he was employed as Security Personnel with the Respondent and he alleged that he was not paid monies due to him on 19 January 2025, in relation to work done during the month of December 2024.
The Respondent is a Security Company.
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Summary of Complainant’s Case:
In his complaint form, the Complainant outlined that he had not received pay for the month of December 2024, monies that should have been paid on 19 January 2025. He outlined that he continually called and emailed the company but received no answers.
The Complainant did not attend the hearing.
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Summary of Respondent’s Case:
There was no attendance by or on behalf of the Respondent at the hearing, nor did the Respondent provide any written response to the complaint.
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Findings and Conclusions:
On the day of the hearing, I awaited the attendance of the parties for in excess of 20 minutes beyond the scheduled start time but there was no attendance by or on behalf of either party at the hearing and no explanation for the absences were received post hearing.
As the Complainant was not present to move his complaint and in the context that I am satisfied that the said Complainant was informed in writing of the arrangements for the hearing and in the absence of any explanation for his non-attendance, I must conclude that the within complaint is not well-founded
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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.
For the reasons outlined above I have found that this complaint is not well founded, and I decide accordingly.
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Dated: 16-04-26
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Patricia Owens
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