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ESB workers say overtime 'deliberately' delayed for not signing up to new app
Summary
A group of 184 ESB network technicians, represented by the Independent Workers Union, claim that their overtime pay owed before Christmas was deliberately delayed as a penalty for not signing up to a new time‑keeping app. The technicians say they were owed thousands of euros and that the company's payroll department could not keep up with the 236 paper timesheets sent each week. ESB Networks denies the claims, stating the workers have been paid everything owed when they lodged complaints. Ten test cases were selected for adjudication, including Stephen Darling, who said he was forced to use the MyTime app, was denied a paper timesheet, and later noticed missing allowances and overtime on his payslips. Darling estimated back pay of €1,235, rising to €2,500 by year‑end, and claimed further deficits of €1,800‑€2,000. ESB's senior counsel argued that the company had processed and paid the outstanding amounts by April 2022.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: ESB workers say overtime 'deliberately' delayed for not signing up to new app. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- April 2021 Other
- 8 November Incident
- 21 November 2021 Other
- April 2022 Other
- June 15 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 2021 Other
- March 2022 Other
- November 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- Christmas Other
- 2022-07-14 Publication
Why: ESB Networks denies the claims and says the complaints are now "moot" because the workers have been paid everything they were owed when they lodged their complaints. CNI source report
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