ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00059752
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Parties | Sohail Tariq | Apleona |
Representatives | Self-represented | Robin Hyde Alastair Purdy LLP |
Complaint(s):
Act | Complaint/Dispute Reference No. | Date of Receipt |
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Section 23 of the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act, 2015 | CA-00072379-001 | 12/06/2025 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 05/03/2026
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Conor Stokes
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:
This matter was heard by way of remote hearing pursuant to the Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2020 and S.I. No. 359/2020 which designates the WRC as a body empowered to hold remote hearings. The complainant undertook to give his evidence under oath and a witness for the respondent undertook to give their evidence under affirmation. The hearing proceeded with the use of an interpreter provided by the WRC. |
Summary of Complainant’s Case:
The complainant acknowledged at the outset that the issue of Sunday Premia had been rectified in the intervening period between his taking a complaint and the hearing date. The respondent made a back payment covering the issue of a Sunday Premium. |
Summary of Respondent’s Case:
In the circumstances of the admission by the complainant that the issue complained of (Sunday premia) had been resolved, the respondent did not provide evidence. |
Findings and Conclusions:
As the matter complained of, the issue of the payment of a Sunday Premium, has been resolved by the parties by way of a back payment, there is no ongoing contravention of the legislation. In the circumstances, I find that the 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.
Having regard to all the written and oral evidence submitted in relation to this matter, my decision is that the complaint is not well founded in all the circumstances of the complaint. |
Dated: 05.03.2026
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Conor Stokes
Key Words:
SEO – ERO – Payment of Sunday Premium – complaint not well founded. |