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Maximum awards to Zimbabwean care workers left in poverty when promised jobs fell through
Summary
Eight Zimbabwean healthcare workers were awarded €30,420 each after a Workplace Relations Commission adjudicator found particularly egregious non-payment of wages by Unity Healthcare Services Ltd, following promised care jobs that never materialised.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Maximum awards to Zimbabwean care workers left in poverty when promised jobs fell through. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- December 2023 Other
- January 2024 Other
- November 2025 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 2024 Other
- November 2024 Other
- December 2024 Other
- 2026-02-27 Publication
Why: She said two job offers she secured that year fell through because Unity failed to provide her with a "letter of no objection" releasing her from her employment until November 2024. CNI source report
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