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College operated 'bizarre and unlawful' scheme of deducting pay to fund annual leave
Summary
In a decision by the Workplace Relations Commission, Independent Colleges Dublin was found to have operated an unlawful scheme of deducting 8% of lecturers' wages to fund annual leave. The commission awarded part‑time lecturer Sharon Roche Morrissey €10,000 and ordered the college to stop the deductions immediately. The college had claimed that the 8% deduction was to calculate holiday pay, but the adjudicator ruled that the deduction was an "eccentric device" and that the complainant's contracted hourly rate was €80, not the €74.07 that the college had been paying. The college had not obtained the lecturer's agreement to the deduction and had failed to explain the practice. The commission upheld the complaint under the Organisation of Working Time Act and required the college to cease the practice and pay the awarded sum.
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What: Report matter: College operated 'bizarre and unlawful' scheme of deducting pay to fund annual leave. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
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- September 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- May 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- May 2021 Other
- 2022-04-13 Publication
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