Working hours, holidays and breaks WRC decisions 2023
285 working hours, holidays and breaks decisions from the WRC and Labour Court in 2023: outcomes, awards and original decisions.
WRC awards Niall O’Neill €2,000 in Corach International Transport complaints
ADJ-00046720
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC rejects Jack Elliott’s break complaint against McGuirks Golf
ADJ-00047691
WRC awards Jinxiu Zheng €15,000 for race discrimination and €10,000 for harassment
ADJ-00046547
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC rules on two complaints by Kilkenny County Council employee
ADJ-00043956
Working hours, holidays and breaks Maternity, parental and carer's leave
Kepak Group wins Bogdan Krynicki holiday-pay claim
ADJ-00043800
Declan Fitzgerald wins two complaints against Obk Construction Ltd
ADJ-00046373
WRC finds worker’s dismissal fair after safety breaches on waste truck
ADJ-00043639
WRC awards film-production rigger €5,979.20 over deficient employment terms
ADJ-00026963
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC awards film stagehand €5,979.20 over incorrect employment terms
ADJ-00026959
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC awards film stagehand €5,337.68 over employment terms
ADJ-00026955
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
Metropolitan Films ordered to pay stagehand €5,979.20 over employment terms
ADJ-00026952
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
Metropolitan Films ordered to pay Dean Arkins €7,220 over employment terms
ADJ-00026950
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
Fran Matthews awarded €8,750 for employment terms breach by Metropolitan Films International Limited
ADJ-00026948
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
Film worker awarded €5,979.20 over deficient employment terms
ADJ-00026947
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC awards film stagehand €5,337.68 over employment terms
ADJ-00026945
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC awards Thomas Arkins Jnr €6,405 over employment terms
ADJ-00026943
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC awards film worker Paul Arkins €7,495 over employment terms
ADJ-00026940
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC awards Jason Arkins €7,220 over defective employment terms
ADJ-00026936
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC awards film stagehand €6,280 over deficient employment terms statement
ADJ-00026933
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
Metropolitan Films ordered to pay Vikings stagehand €6,284 over employment terms
ADJ-00026926
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
Metropolitan Films ordered to pay Frank Matthews €8,125 over defective employment terms
ADJ-00026920
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
Metropolitan Films ordered to pay Paul Hickey €5,337.68 over employment terms
ADJ-00026919
Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay Contracts and notice
John Arkins awarded €8,942.68 over deficient employment terms
ADJ-00026912
Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice Unpaid wages and pay
WRC awards film worker €7,227.44 after finding he was an employee
ADJ-00026910
Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay Contracts and notice
Clive McCarthy awarded €5,337.68 in WRC employment terms case
ADJ-00026908
Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay Contracts and notice
WRC awards Colin Maher €2,500 for breach of working-hours limit
ADJ-00047044
Yassine El Gardoum awarded €1,896 in WRC annual leave decision
ADJ-00046095
Working hours, holidays and breaks Fixed-term and part-time workers Contracts and notice
WRC awards Pat Gorman €38,500 after finding Inland Fisheries Ireland dismissal unfair
ADJ-00042669
WRC dismisses six employment complaints after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00035942
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC rejects Louis O'Neill's discrimination and penalisation complaints
ADJ-00042764
Discrimination and equality Working hours, holidays and breaks Whistleblowing (protected disclosures)
WRC finds Clockbell Ltd paid Jean McCann’s redundancy and other entitlements
ADJ-00045464
Unpaid wages and pay Redundancy Working hours, holidays and breaks
WRC dismisses two holiday pay claims after worker misses hearing
ADJ-00046281
Gerald McGuinness’s Labour Court appeal fails after he leaves hearing
DWT2330
Labour Court awards worker €750.97 compensation in annual-leave pay appeal
DWT2328
Aer Lingus defeats two working-time complaints; two others withdrawn
ADJ-00046442
Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay Discrimination and equality
WRC dismisses five complaints by former Clontarf Castle worker
ADJ-00044671
Industrial relations disputes Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay
WRC awards Ronald Corbett €60,000 after unfair dismissal
ADJ-00039823
Unfair dismissal Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay
Matthew Carroll awarded €2,028 after WRC finds dismissal unfair
ADJ-00039324
Unfair dismissal Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay
WRC says it had no jurisdiction over four late complaints
ADJ-00046774
WRC awards Barbara Remic €22,500 in unpaid wages after finding she was unfairly dismissed
ADJ-00046718
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Unfair dismissal
WRC rejects HSE worker’s public holiday pay complaint
ADJ-00044080
WRC awards Frank Conway €1,000 for unpaid annual leave
ADJ-00043937
Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay Redundancy · Galway
WRC declares six complaints not well founded after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00047021
Unfair dismissal Discrimination and equality Working hours, holidays and breaks · Sligo
WRC awards €1,116.62 over missing written employment terms
ADJ-00028324
Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay Contracts and notice
WRC awards worker €729.32 for minimum notice complaint
ADJ-00028262
Transfer of undertakings (TUPE) Redundancy Working hours, holidays and breaks
WRC awards public house worker five payments for employment claims
ADJ-00028246
WRC awards worker five employment-related payments
ADJ-00028167
Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice Unpaid wages and pay
WRC awards worker €1,269.75 for missing written employment terms
ADJ-00028141
Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay
WRC awards worker €550.97 for unpaid leave among successful complaints
ADJ-00028093
Redundancy Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay
WRC finds worker entitled to redundancy pay and awards €1,593 for notice
ADJ-00028074
WRC finds three complaints not well founded after worker misses hearing
ADJ-00028043
WRC awards worker €1,389.62 for unpaid leave among four successful complaints
ADJ-00028035
Transfer of undertakings (TUPE) Working hours, holidays and breaks
Ana Oliveira awarded €400 over daily rest breach
ADJ-00040797
WRC upholds five claims by chef after restaurant closure
ADJ-00043200
Redundancy Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks
WRC dismisses claims after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00042998
Alexandru Sirbu awarded €1,732 by WRC over notice breach
ADJ-00044650
Discrimination and equality Working hours, holidays and breaks Unfair dismissal
WRC dismisses five complaints after Michael Lee misses hearing
ADJ-00044470
Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay Contracts and notice
WRC awards former Montessori teacher €1,764 for annual leave accrued during protective leave
ADJ-00045404
WRC says it has no jurisdiction over Robert Talbot’s annual leave complaint against Twitter
ADJ-00047334
Dublin Bus correctly calculated annual leave pay, WRC finds
ADJ-00046729
WRC rules Christina McGovern’s three complaints against Tagneys Bar out of time
ADJ-00045341
WRC dismisses Tower Grill worker’s complaints after he misses hearing
ADJ-00037247
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Industrial relations disputes
Labour Court rejects DHL driver’s appeal over working-hours notice
DWT2327
WRC finds worker’s public holiday complaint out of time
ADJ-00038830
WRC awards Mark Reaney €1,080 over working-time complaint
ADJ-00046872
WRC awards Michele Di Stefano €684.03 for unpaid wages
ADJ-00046386
WRC awards Petr Kunert €3,000 for unfair dismissal
ADJ-00042570
WRC awards worker €2,500 in unpaid wages and other entitlements
ADJ-00046948
Dillinger’s Restaurant ordered to pay chef €895 for Sunday work
ADJ-00045447
Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay Contracts and notice
WRC dismisses complaints after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00043719
Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice Industrial relations disputes
WRC awards Centra worker €802.50 over missing written terms
ADJ-00040587
Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay Contracts and notice
WRC awards Glen Cotter €24,900 after finding constructive dismissal
ADJ-00035164
WRC finds working-time complaint not well founded after neither party attends
ADJ-00046664
Council worker awarded €1,817 after WRC finds dismissal procedurally unfair
ADJ-00044333
WRC orders €3,600 compensation for shop assistant’s unpaid annual leave
ADJ-00034194
Unfair dismissal Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
El Grito Mexican Taqueria’s late appeal leaves €1,000 award in place
DWT2326
Late appeal leaves €500 award against El Grito Mexican Taqueria in place
DWT2325
Late appeal leaves €500 award against El Grito Mexican Taqueria in place
DWT2324
Labour Court upholds €500 award after late appeal fails
DWT2320
WRC dismisses National Pen worker’s complaints after hearing absence
ADJ-00028881
Juri Zelkovski loses 11 complaints against K-Tech Security
ADJ-00037739
Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay Industrial relations disputes
WRC dismisses two complaints after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00045808
WRC orders Lean Electrical to pay former worker €897
ADJ-00046332
WRC awards €7,500 after finding Ascot Catering unfairly dismissed Darius Radu Peicu
ADJ-00030667
Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay Unfair dismissal
WRC awards €2,500 for rest breaches and €1,795 for unfair dismissal at Ciao Bella Roma
ADJ-00030665
Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay Unfair dismissal
Pandora ordered to pay Niamh Rosemary Coffey €650 after WRC upholds wage and leave claims
ADJ-00043535
WRC dismisses Daniel Clarke’s wages complaint over late filing
ADJ-00043359
WRC says Carmen Alvarado Egli’s pay complaints were out of time
ADJ-00044903
Arlington Hotel ordered to pay Colm O Donohoe €3,000 over annual leave
ADJ-00044669
Gavin Croke wins redundancy and notice pay after restaurant closure
ADJ-00036547
Sanda Maties awarded €720 for unfair dismissal by WRC
ADJ-00030612
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Unfair dismissal
WRC awards €5,000 for chronic failure to provide restaurant worker with breaks
ADJ-00029809
Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay
WRC dismisses David Sweeney’s complaints after he misses hearing
ADJ-00045090
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Industrial relations disputes
Hairdresser wins €1,200 holiday pay, discrimination complaint fails
ADJ-00044757
Working hours, holidays and breaks Industrial relations disputes Discrimination and equality
WRC awards Rosie Tull €2,284.61 in unpaid wages and €519.23 in notice pay
ADJ-00042011
Redundancy Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay
WRC awards €750 after employer failed to notify worker of changes in writing
ADJ-00044147
WRC awards €900 over missing break records
ADJ-00044057
Lucy Jackson wins WRC public holiday pay complaints against Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin
ADJ-00033525
WRC orders Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin to pay nurse €300 for holiday underpayment
ADJ-00033522
WRC awards Thick Skin Restaurants worker €6,080 for annual leave complaint
ADJ-00045729