Line cook awarded €1,645.34 net in unpaid wages and holiday pay

Anibal Ignacio Ceron Prado was awarded €1,645.34 net after the WRC found his former employer had unlawfully withheld wages and holiday pay. The decision, dated 17 October 2024, upheld his complaint under the Payment of Wages Act 1991. Ceron Prado worked as a line cook for Emerald Venture Capital Limited from 13 December 2023 until 26 May 2024, earning €13.50 an hour. His payslips showed net wages of €534.42 and €1,110.92 for the weeks ending 19 and 26 May 2024, including holiday pay. He told the adjudicator neither amount was paid. The respondent said it had stopped trading and was seeking a liquidator, but did not attend the hearing. The adjudicator accepted Ceron Prado’s evidence and found the payslip amounts remained unpaid. The award is compensation for the unpaid net wages; it does not combine the two figures with any gross amount.