ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION

Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00062702

Parties:

	Complainant	Respondent
Parties	Ben White	Irish Rail

Representatives

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-00075817-001	29/09/2025

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 22/07/2026

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Breiffni O'Neill

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:

In his complaint form to the WRC, the Complainant stated that a supervisory allowance which had been previously paid to him was no longer being paid in certain circumstances.

Summary of Complainant’s Case:

The Complainant did not attend on the day of the hearing to give evidence.

Summary of Respondent’s Case:

The Respondent did not attend on the day of the hearing to give evidence.

Findings and Conclusions:

As the Complainant did not attend on the day of the hearing to give evidence, I find that his complaint is not well founded.

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 that the complaint is not well founded for the reasons set out above.

Dated: 7th of August 2026.

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Breiffni O'Neill

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