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Staff left short after 'trading difficulties' at engineering firm win orders for unpaid wages
2024-11-25
Hearing Or Decision
Summary
Three former Randridge International Ltd employees – Margaret Boylan, Michelle Boyle and Caroline Nugent – secured pay orders from the Workplace Relations Commission for unpaid wages and severance. Boylan received €9,717.23, Boyle was awarded €103 after deductions, and Nugent €4,500. The orders cover back pay and other entitlements ranging from €4,500 to €9,000. The workers withdrew claims for statutory redundancy lump sums after the company said it had referred them to the national redundancy fund. Randridge, represented by Roberta Urbon, cited cash‑flow and financial difficulties as the reason for the unpaid amounts. The WRC decisions were published on 25 November 2024, and the company's position was that it could not pay the workers what they were owed due to trading difficulties. The cases illustrate the workers' successful pursuit of unpaid wages under the Payment of Wages Act 1991.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Staff left short after 'trading difficulties' at engineering firm win orders for unpaid wages. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- 21 October Hearing Or Sentence
- New Year Other
- 2024-11-25 Publication
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