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Claims by Paddy Power managers of illegal wage deductions are rejected by WRC

Summary

Seven managers and assistant managers at Paddy Power betting shops have lost their pay claims against the company, following a decision by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). The workers, represented by trade union Mandate, had lodged complaints under the Payment of Wages Act 1991 against Flutter Entertainment PLC, alleging that they were blocked from working overtime hours after the pandemic lockdown. The staff, who have between 14 and 22 years of service with the company, claimed they had routinely worked overtime before the lockdown and lost out on this when they returned to work in June 2020, being rostered for a 40-hour week. The company continued to pay its staff based on their contracted hours during the lockdown. One of the workers, Marie McKenna, stated that she was initially told to roster her staff for their normal hours, but her district manager later took her off the roster and filled her overtime hours with a more junior staff member.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Claims by Paddy Power managers of illegal wage deductions are rejected by WRC. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• June 2020 Incident
• December 2020 Incident
• December 2021 Incident
• 2022-11-28 Publication

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Stage Hearing Or Decision

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