ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION

Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00049091

Parties:

	Complainant	Respondent
Parties	Ergin Karadag	Norris Engineering

	Complainant	Respondent
Anonymised Parties

Representatives

Did not attend.

James Reilly, James Reilly & Son, Solicitors.

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-00060003-001	14/11/2023

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 23/01/2026

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Jim Dolan

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:

The Complainant was employed by the Respondent from 17th April 2023 until 18th October 2023.

This complaint was received by the Workplace Relations Commission on 14th November 2023.

Summary of Complainant’s Case:

The complainant did not attend the scheduled hearing of the complaint.

Summary of Respondent’s Case:

The respondent did attend the scheduled hearing of the complaint and was fully prepared to present a defence against the complaint.

Findings and Conclusions:

A complaint was received by the Director General of the Workplace Relations Commission from Mr Ergin Karadag on 14th November 2023 alleging that his former employer Norris Engineering had contravened the provisions of the Payment of Wages Act, 1991 in relation to him. The said complaint was referred to me for investigation. A hearing for that purpose was held on 23rd January 2026. There was no appearance by or on behalf of the complainant at the hearing. I am satisfied that the said complainant was informed in writing of the date, time and place at which the hearing to investigate the complaint would be held.

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.

I must conclude that the within complaint is not well-founded and I decide accordingly.

Dated: 27-01-26

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Jim Dolan

Key Words:

Payment of Wages Act, 1991.