Case Number: ADJ-00004972. Workplace Relations Commission

• Court: Workplace Relations Commission
• Date: 30 May 2017
• Docket Number: ADJ-00004972
• Parties: An Employee V A Retail Business

Procedure:

In accordance with Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act, 2015 and 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.

Summary of Complainant’s Case:

The Complainant contends that the Respondent had not paid him monies due to him in respect of hours worked. The Complainant calculated that this amounted to €792.17 in total.

Summary of Respondent’s Case:

The Respondent stated that the matter of the Complainant’s payments was the subject of an investigation by WRC Inspection service. It was further stated that outstanding payments due and annual leave entitlements all formed part of an agreement brokered by a WRC Inspector. As a result of this agreement the Respondent paid the Complainant a sum of €€623.42 (nett) in a once off settlement.

Findings and Conclusions:

Having carefully considered the evidence adduced and having confirmed the details of the agreement with the named WRC Inspector, I am satisfied that there is no longer a basis...