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A tandoori chef who had worked for a Dublin-based restaurant secured the award in a Workplace Relations Commission decision published today

Chef who had no paid holidays for over a decade wins €55k

A chef who said he spent nearly 14 years working in a restaurant kitchen without any paid holidays has won over €55,000 for workplace rights breaches.

Business • 09 Apr

Jonathan Kerr took the case, which was supported by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, against Pandox Belfast Limited, known as Hilton Belfast (file image)

Man awarded €11,500 in religious discrimination case

A man has settled a religious discrimination case against a Belfast hotel for £10,000 (€11,500) after he said a job offer was revoked due to him not being able to work certain hours.

Northern Ireland • 09 Apr

Members of RTÉ's Leadership Team are not eligible to apply for the scheme

RTÉ redundancy scheme to open with €300,000 cap

RTÉ plans to open its Voluntary Exit programme after Easter, according to the broadcaster's HR Director, with a cap of €300,000 on payments.

Ireland • 09 Apr

The WRC has concluded it was more likely than not that the employee, Barry O'Brien-Lynch did quit in a phone call with his boss.

Estate agent who denied quitting loses dismissal claim

An estate agent who denied he meant he was quitting when he told his boss "I don't feel like going into work today" has lost a claim for unfair dismissal.

Business • 08 Apr

The claimant cited an incident at the firm's work Christmas party in 2021, when she said a male colleague became threatening, called her a "prostitute" and made "sexual gestures" toward her.

Manager who said 'culture of sexism' prevailed wins €48k

A slaughterhouse safety manager, who said a "toxic" workplace environment where she was called a "prostitute" and a "doll" facilitated alleged "bully-boy behaviour" towards her by a State employee, has won €48,000 in compensation after she was penalised for making a complaint.

Business • 08 Apr

Plans were discussed at Cabinet this morning (Stock image)

Plans to increase statutory sick leave are paused

A plan to increase workers' statutory sick leave from five to seven days have been paused by the Government.

Politics • 08 Apr

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has welcomed DNV's announcement of 200 new jobs in Ireland

Norwegian company to create 200 new jobs in Ireland

A Norwegian energy consultancy company has said it will create 200 new jobs in Ireland over the next two years.

Business • 07 Apr

'Out of Blue' expo will showcase options for military personnel or emergency service workers who are retiring or looking for a career change

Career fair for emergency, military workers to take place

A careers fair will be held at Dublin's RDS today for emergency service workers and military personnel who are retiring or looking for a change of career.

Dublin • 04 Apr

Paternity benefit is paid to fathers for two weeks and must be taken within six months of the birth of a child (Stock image)

Only half of fathers taking paternity leave, report says

Only half of fathers are taking their paternity leave entitlements, according to research published by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and the Economic and Social Research Institute.

Ireland • 04 Apr

The Workplace Relations Commission made the award in an anonymised decision published this morning.

Worker let go from job during IVF treatment wins €10,000

A worker who took time off for fertility treatment, only to be told on her return that she was out of a job, has been awarded €10,000 for unfair dismissal.

Business • 03 Apr

The worker is pursuing claims of underpayment and working hours breaches under the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 and the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 against his former employer, Tiernaneill Mushrooms Ltd

Worker's selfies show mushroom farm records 'false'

A migrant farm labourer who has claimed that he was not paid properly for long hours picking mushrooms has selfies showing himself at work when his former employer's records say he was not in, a tribunal has been told.

Business • 03 Apr

The WRC has ruled that the broadcaster acted unlawfully by failing to pay the worker, Mary McLoughlin, the salary set out in her contract of employment – but made a nil award.

RTÉ worker got 103% pay rise in "administrative error"

A tribunal has declined to enforce the terms of an RTÉ worker's employment contract after the national broadcaster admitted doubling her salary by mistake.

Business • 01 Apr

Before agreement was reached, 80,000 health workers had been due to commence a work-to-rule from this morning

Healthcare unions to consider agreement ahead of ballot

The executives of healthcare unions are to consider an agreement on staffing and recruitment, which was reached over the weekend.

Health • 31 Mar

Applications must be made within six weeks of a person losing their job

Previous earnings to be linked to new jobseeker's payment

A new jobseeker's payment that is linked to a person's previous earnings is due to begin.

Business • 31 Mar

There are 30,000 apprentices in Ireland, compared to 7,000 a decade ago

Over one in ten apprentices aged over 31 - data

More than one in ten apprentices in Ireland are over 31 years of age, and almost 40% are 23 or older, according to preliminary data gathered in a national survey of apprentices by the National Apprenticeship Office.

Education • 28 Mar

The research found that migrant employment and rates of participation in the labour market have remained higher than those of Irish-born residents since 2022

Migrants more likely to be working than Irish-born - ESRI

New research from the ESRI has found that foreign-born residents are more likely to be employed, active in the labour market, and better educated compared to the Irish-born population.

Ireland • 28 Mar

The social media firm's lawyers were addressing complaints brought under the Employment Equality Act 1998 by Viktorija Danilova, an ad service specialist

AI advances drove staff cuts at TikTok's Irish office

An equality hearing has been told that job cuts announced last year for multilingual support staff at TikTok's Irish office were driven by major advancements in artificial intelligence.

Business • 28 Mar

36% of respondents are taking fewer sick days now they have some flexibility over how and where they work.

Hybrid workers take fewer sick days and are less stressed

Hybrid workers take fewer sick days and are less stressed, new research shows.

Business • 27 Mar

Health workers at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda are to engage in a one day strike on 3 April

Staff at Drogheda hospital to take strike action

Health workers at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda are to engage in a one day strike next Thursday, 3 April in a dispute over staffing numbers.

Fórsa • 27 Mar

He was awarded the sum on foot of a complaint under the Payment of Wages Act 1991.

Tech firm to pay €64k in withheld commission to salesman

Financial technology consultancy Bankhawk has been ordered to pay €64,000 in commission it withheld from a salesman as "leverage" to get him to sign a non-disclosure agreement after failing to retain the original.

Business • 26 Mar

A solicitor at the office of the DPP has alleged at the WRC that he is being discriminated against by being denied the opportunity to prepare a murder case for the State because he is a recovering alcoholic

DPP solicitor says he was denied cases over drink problem

A solicitor at the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has alleged he is being discriminated against by being denied the opportunity to prepare a murder case for the State because he is a recovering alcoholic.

Business • 26 Mar

The settlement Maeve Bradley received was one of the largest settlements of its kind in Northern Ireland

Woman settles case against ex-employer for almost €260k

A Co Down woman has settled a sexual discrimination case against one of Northern Ireland's largest employers for almost €260,000.

Ulster • 26 Mar

The PNA said that staffing in mental health services has been reduced to unsustainable levels

PNA begins industrial action in staffing numbers dispute

Members of the Psychiatric Nurses Association are beginning industrial action in a dispute over staffing numbers.

Ireland • 26 Mar

The WRC has ordered the restaurant owner to pay a former worker four week's wages, or €1,018.40, for the breach of the Payment of Wages Act concerning the unpaid tips.

Karen's Diner ordered to pay €1,018 to ex-worker for tips

The operator of the themed Karen's Diner in Dublin - where as part of the concept staff are paid to be obnoxious to customers - has been ordered to pay over €1,000 in compensation to an ex-worker in a row over unpaid tips.

Business • 25 Mar

A nanny has secured the €55,000 award at the WRC on foot of a complaint under the Employment Equality Act 1998

Fired nanny wins €55,000 for maternity discrimination

A nanny who alleged her employer turned "cold" after she disclosed her pregnancy and failed to "coerce" her into resigning before sacking her on "concocted" grounds has won €55,000.