Wages Claim Dismissed - Complainant Failed to Attend Hearing

ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION

**** Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00062434

Parties:

| **** | Complainant | Respondent |
| Parties | David  O Brien | Corbally Plant Hire Limited |

| Representatives | No appearance | Self-represented |

Complaint:

| 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-00075610-001 | 22/09/2025 |

Date of Adjudication Hearing: 04/03/2026

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Gaye Cunningham

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 complaint submitted and received on 22 September 2025 was that the Respondent did not pay wages and holiday pay to the Complainant.  The Respondent provided evidence that the amounts were paid.

Summary of Complainant’s Case:

The Complainant submitted a complaint form claiming that wages and holiday pay in the amount of €1,175.33 was not paid to him.  He did not attend the hearing convened to consider his complaint.

Summary of Respondent’s Case:

The Director of the Respondent’s company attended and confirmed that the amount claimed by the Complainant had been paid in full by bank transfer on 15 October 2025.  He had texted the Complainant to ask what he wanted and why the matter was proceeding as payment was made, and he received no reply.

Findings and Conclusions:

The Complainant according to his complaint form, worked for the Respondent from 18 March 2025 to 29 April 2025.  He sought payment of wages and holiday pay when his employment ended.  The complaint was received by WRC on 22 September 2025.  The full amount claimed, €1,175.33 was paid by the Respondent to the Complainant by bank transfer and documentary confirmation was supplied to the WRC by the Respondent.  I note that the WRC informed the Complainant of this by letter dated 14 November 2025 and indicated that he had the option of withdrawing his complaint.  The Complainant failed to withdraw the complaint.  In the circumstances, it was necessary for a hearing to be convened.  The Complainant then did not attend the hearing or offer an explanation for non-attendance.  In the circumstances, I find that the complaint is vexatious.

I find there is no case to answer that the Complainant is owed wages and 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.

I have decided that the complaint is not well founded.

Dated:   1st April 2026

Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Gaye Cunningham

Key Words:

| Payment of wages, not well founded. |