The Workplace Relations Commission found that an employer owed a complainant €1,000 net in unpaid wages and directed payment in compensation. The decision was dated 20 November 2017. The complainant worked for the employer from 7 to 16 August 2017. Although they disagreed about details of their contractual arrangement, both sides agreed that €1,000 net remained unpaid. The WRC found the complaint well founded for breach of section 5 of the Payment of Wages Act.