The mistake made in bringing this ‘holiday pay’ claim to the WRC (Workplace Relations Commission) is an easy one to make. The complaint arose from a term of the contract of employment which stated, “If you work for at least 365 hours during the holiday year you will receive a paid holiday entitlement of four … Read more
Are you working excessive overtime and not getting paid? The European Court of Justice issued an interesting decision this week (14th May 2019) when it ruled that companies in the EU must set up a system to record the hours of work of their employees. All EU member states must act on foot of this … Read more
Are you expected to work like a mule in your job? As an employer do you run the risk of breaches of the maximum number of hours permitted in the working week? The Labour Court has found in favour of an employee, Grainne O’Hara, who claimed she worked excessive hours and awarded her compensation of … Read more
Tyco was a Spanish security firm who closed all their regional offices across Spain in 2011. This meant that the employees did not have a fixed place of employment and had to travel to all their jobs to install security equipment. The workers brought a case to the Court of Justice of the European Union … Read more
There are 7 employment related claims which an employee can bring to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in relation to hours of work. They are all breaches of the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997. I do not get my daily rest period Section 11 of the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 prescribes that … Read more