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Clerk who claimed she was 'deceived' into working hundreds of extra hours wins €10k
2024-07-25
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Agnieszka Mialkowska, a former clerk at Lombard Shipping Ltd, claimed she was deceived into working hundreds of unpaid overtime hours, often until 11 pm, under the promise of a promotion. She presented evidence that her normal shift was 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, yet she regularly worked on reports until late evenings and on Saturdays. The Workplace Relations Commission found Lombard Shipping in breach of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, awarding Mialkowska €10,000 in compensation for excessive hours. The tribunal rejected her additional claim for €21,735 in unpaid wages for 630 hours of overtime between September 2021 and January 2022, citing no contractual provision for overtime pay. Lombard Shipping did not attend the hearing, and the adjudicator noted the company's lack of specific communication regarding its solicitor's illness.
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What: Report matter: Clerk who claimed she was 'deceived' into working hundreds of extra hours wins €10k. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
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- September 2021 Other
- January 2022 Other
- 2024-07-25 Publication
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