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App publisher Zulleon ordered to pay developer nearly €11k

Summary

The Workplace Relations Commission has ordered app publisher Zulleon Ltd to pay former employee Eoin Roche €10,937.47 for unlawful deductions from his wages. In a decision released this morning, adjudicating officer Brian Dalton upheld two complaints made by Mr Roche under the Payment of Wages Act 1991. The tribunal found that Zulleon made misleading representations regarding a 25% salary cut imposed in April 2020, which resulted in a deduction equivalent to seven weeks' pay. Mr Roche was awarded €5,104.15 for this period. The adjudicator extended the statutory time limit for this complaint, noting that the delay was caused by the employer's repeated assurances, continuing until August 2021, that the monies would be repaid. Additionally, the tribunal determined that Zulleon unlawfully deducted two months' salary, amounting to €5,833.32, by failing to pay Mr Roche for his contractual three-month notice period after he gave notice on 1 March. The hearing proceeded in the absence of any representative for Zulleon, with the adjudicator noting the company was notified but failed to attend. Consequently, the officer determined that Mr Roche was entitled to work out his notice period and that the deductions were unlawful. The total order against Zulleon Ltd stands at €10,937.47.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: App publisher Zulleon ordered to pay developer nearly €11k. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• April 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
• August 2021 Incident
• 1 March Incident
• 2022-11-24 Publication

Why: Mr Dalton wrote that the delay in making a complaint over the deductions was "because of the representations made by the employer that they would be repaid" – which he noted had continued up to August 2021, around 7 months before the complaints were submitted the following May. CNI source report

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Stage Hearing Or Decision

Read the original CNI report