Case Number: ADJ-00005860. Workplace Relations Commission

• Court: Workplace Relations Commission
• Docket Number: ADJ-00005860
• Date: 01 June 2017
• Parties: A Complainant V A Fast Food Restaurant

ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION

Adjudication Decision Reference: ADJ-00005860

Complaint for Resolution:

Act	Complaint/Dispute Reference No.	Date of Receipt
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Section 39 of the Redundancy Payments Act, 1967	CA-00007392-001	30/09/2016
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Section 39 of the Redundancy Payments Act, 1967	CA-00007392-002	30/09/2016

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 28/02/2017

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Enda Murphy

Procedure:

In accordance with Section 39 of the Redundancy Payments Acts 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.

Attendance at Hearing:

By	Complainant	Respondent
Parties	A Complainant	A Fast Food Restaurant
Representative	Attended in Person	The Respondent did not attend and was not represented at the Hearing

Complainant’s Submission and Presentation:

The Complainant was employed as a Kitchen Porter in the Respondent’s fast food restaurant from 6^th January, 2012 until 30^th October, 2015 when his employment was terminated. The Complainant submitted that he worked an average of 14 hours per week and was paid a gross weekly wage of €151.20. The Complainant submitted that he was informed by the Respondent at the end of October, 2015 that the business was closing and that his employment was being terminated. The Complainant claims that he did not receive his statutory redundancy entitlements from the Respondent following the termination of his employment. The Complainant submitted that he forwarded an RP77 Form to the Respondent seeking payment of his statutory redundancy entitlements but the Respondent failed to respond or make payment to him.

Respondent’s Submission and Presentation: ...