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Delivery driver on just €5 per hour before being 'disgracefully' sacked, WRC finds
Summary
William Ye, a Chinese takeaway delivery driver, was dismissed without notice by the Emerald Court Chinese Restaurant in Ranelagh, Dublin 6, after he had been asking for a pay rise for over a year. Ye, who worked from January 2020 until March 2023, earned €5 an hour and received no petrol allowance, relying on tips to supplement his income. He had no contract, employee handbook or payslips. On 24 March 2023, the owner, Huiru Zhu, texted him that she had found a replacement and that he was no longer employed. Ye brought an unfair dismissal claim under the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977. The tribunal found the dismissal was unfair, likely linked to his persistence in requesting a pay increase, and awarded him €1,500 in compensation based on four weeks' pay at the national minimum wage of €11.30 an hour. The decision was published on 15 November 2023.
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What: Report matter: Delivery driver on just €5 per hour before being 'disgracefully' sacked, WRC finds. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- Tuesday 20 March Other
- Friday, 24 March Other
- January 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 2023 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2023-11-15 Publication
Why: He said he used his own car to deliver food and got no petrol money — but kept working for what he knew was less than the minimum wage because he "sometimes got tips". CNI source report
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