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Dental practice where ex-FG candidate is director ordered to pay visa worker €15k
2023-05-27
Charge Or Pretrial
Summary
A dental practice run by former Fine Gael election candidate Jagannadha Muttumula and his wife was ordered to pay Canadian dentist Dr Min Li over €15,000 for unfair dismissal and illegal pay deductions. The case arose after Dr Li, who had been hired under a Critical Skills work permit, was sacked for refusing to sign a new contract that would pay her €9,000 less than the salary required by the Department of Enterprise. Dr Li had previously agreed to a €55,000 salary, but the Department had demanded a €64,000 rate to issue the visa. She claimed the employer sent a revised contract to the Department without providing it to her, and that the signature on the €64,000 contract was forged.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Dental practice where ex-FG candidate is director ordered to pay visa worker €15k. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- 18 October 2021 Other
- 3 November 2021 Other
- 31 October 2021 Incident
- 2023-05-27 Publication
Places mentioned
- The Square
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