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"Cash-for-visas" company failed to pay employee for four months
Summary
The Workplace Relations Commission has ordered Huawen Foundation Ltd to pay former employee Dauquan Zhang €12,400 in unpaid wages. In a decision published this morning, adjudicating officer Hugh Lonsdale upheld Mr Zhang's complaint under the Payment of Wages Act, finding that the company failed to pay his salary for the period from 1 November 2020 to 28 February 2021. Mr Zhang, who served as director of international investment with a salary of €37,500, alleged that while he received no bank transfers during this four-month period, the company submitted payslips to the Revenue Commissioners, leaving him liable for income tax on funds he never received. He stated he was now in debt to Revenue for over €1,600. Huawen Foundation Ltd did not appear for the remote adjudication hearing on 24 February, nor did it engage with the Commission. The adjudicator noted the respondent was on notice of the hearing and concluded the complaint was well-founded based on the evidence provided by Mr Zhang, including bank statements and downloaded payslips. Huawen Foundation promotes Irish property investments under the government's cash-for-visas scheme and is wholly owned by Kai Dai, chief executive of Kylin Prime Group. The company recently changed its registered office from St Stephen's Green in Dublin to Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan.
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What: Report matter: "Cash-for-visas" company failed to pay employee for four months. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
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- November 2020 Other
- February 2021 Other
- 24 February Hearing Or Sentence
- October 2020 Other
- 1 November 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- 28 February 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2022-03-25 Publication
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