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Tyre fitter wins €11k over excessive working hours

Summary

Odhran Dooley, a tyre fitter, claimed he was verbally attacked by his boss after refusing an on‑call shift, and that he had worked between 51 and 79 hours a week, exhausting him. He said Midland Tyre Services Ltd terminated his probation because of his attitude and refusal to work on‑call. The company's operations director, Chris Parle, denied the verbal attack and said Dooley was told on‑call was part of his role. Dooley's pay was said to rise from €545.45 to €750 a week when assigned to a breakdown van, but he received only a flat €20 per on‑call shift and €10 per call‑out. He worked 8 am to 6 pm Monday to Friday, on‑call Tuesdays and every fifth weekend, and was required to work a second night on four or five occasions and two weekends in a row in January 2022.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Tyre fitter wins €11k over excessive working hours. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• 3 February 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
• January 2022 Other
• December 2021 Other
• 2023-05-23 Publication

Why: Mr Parle said there was a "heated exchange" after Mr Dooley refused because the firm had already been "let down" by the tyre fitter originally rostered for that weekend's on-call duty, but denied that he "verbally attacked" Mr Dooley. CNI source report

Topics

Stage Hearing Or Decision

Read the original CNI report