ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00066306
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Parties | Evaldas Gutauskas | McAnenly Transport & Logistics (Irl) Limited |
Representatives | Self-Represented | Nonattendance |
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-00080575-001 | 10/02/2026 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 10/09/2026
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 attended the hearing which was held with the assistance of an interpreter provided by the WRC. The respondent did not attend the hearing. No reason for the nonattendance was provided. |
Summary of Complainant’s Case:
The complainant submitted that he was employed by the respondent for three weeks and that they did not pay him his wages for his final week. He submitted that he was owed €900 in unpaid wages. |
Summary of Respondent’s Case:
The respondent did not attend the hearing of this matter. |
Findings and Conclusions:
The complainant submitted that he was employed by the respondent for three weeks and that they did not pay him his wages for his final week. He submitted that he was owed €900 in unpaid wages. In evidence he outlined his brief working relationship with the respondent. I am satisfied that the complainant has established that the employment relationship existed. I find that the complainant has established that his complaint is well founded. I find that the complainant has established that the Act was contravened and that he is owed the sum of €900 in unpaid wages. |
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 presented in relation to this complaint, my decision is that the complainant is will founded and that the Act has been contravened. I direct the respondent to pay the complainant the sum of €900 compensation which is reasonable in the circumstances. |
Dated: 17th September 2026
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Conor Stokes
Key Words:
Payment of Wages – contravention established – award of compensation |