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Hospital failed to pay engineer who kept life saving equipment running

Summary

Beaumont Hospital was ordered to pay engineer Gareth Enright €11,891.28 for unpaid overtime and on‑call duty from August 2017 to September 2018. Enright, a clinical engineer, had been added to an on‑call roster in 2015 and was expected to maintain life‑saving equipment outside normal hours without a standby payment. He cited a 2018 HSE circular that set €450 for weekend on‑call or full‑week nights, retroactive to August 2017. After initial refusal and a later offer of a senior role, Enright pursued the claim with the Workplace Relations Commission. The adjudication officer ruled the complaint was timely, that the circular constituted written notification of terms, and that the hospital had to pay the back wages. Beaumont denied the claim and argued it was out of time, but the decision upheld the payment requirement.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Hospital failed to pay engineer who kept life saving equipment running. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• 15 February 2018 Other
• August 2017 Other
• June 2020 Other
• November 2021 Incident
• 31 July 2020 Incident
• 31 January 2021 Incident
• Tuesday, 4 August 2020 Other
• February 2018 Other
• September 2018 Other
• 2022-02-11 Publication

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Stage Hearing Or Decision

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