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Fin tech firm ordered to pay ex-compliance chief missing 13k monthly salary
2024-10-04
Hearing Or Decision
Summary
In a case heard by the Workplace Relations Commission, former compliance chief Billie Stevens of AAO IE Services Limited was awarded €13,333, the amount of one month's salary that had been unlawfully withheld. Stevens, who had been employed as head of compliance and money‑laundering reporting officer from 18 July 2023 until 31 August 2024, claimed that the company had deducted the full monthly salary of €13,333 from his pay in August 2023 and that he had made repeated requests for the payment without success. The complaint, lodged under the Payment of Wages Act 1997 in November 2023, was supported by documentation. The company's chief executive, Danny Brewster, admitted that money was owed but could not state the amount. The adjudicator, Christina Ryan, found the employment relationship to be genuine, confirmed that the deduction was unlawful, and awarded Stevens the back pay of €13,333 gross. The decision was issued on 4 October 2024.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Fin tech firm ordered to pay ex-compliance chief missing 13k monthly salary. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- 18 July 2023 Other
- August 2024 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 2023 Hearing Or Sentence
- 9 August Hearing Or Sentence
- 13 September Hearing Or Sentence
- 31 August 2024 Hearing Or Sentence
- August 2023 Other
- 2024-10-04 Publication
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