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Migrant worker left 'begging' to put food on table after being left unpaid wins claim
Summary
James Ajibola, a migrant security guard in Dublin, claimed that BGS Security Ltd (BGSS) hired him and paid him no wages for work in July, August and September 2024. He said he was forced to borrow and beg to meet basic needs. The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) found the company had hired him and not paid any wages, describing the situation as "egregious". An adjudicator gave the firm six weeks to pay the outstanding €3,337.47. Ajibola had previously resigned on 10 September 2024 and had not received any payment despite payslips indicating wages had been recorded. The WRC upheld his complaint and ordered the firm to pay the amount "without delay". The case follows a similar finding against BGSS in November 2024 for unpaid wages to another former employee.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Migrant worker left 'begging' to put food on table after being left unpaid wins claim. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- 23 January Hearing Or Sentence
- 30 July 2024 Other
- August 2024 Other
- 10 September Other
- September 2024 Other
- July 2024 Other
- 16 June 2024 Other
- 21 July 2024 Other
- 2025-02-20 Publication
Why: She has called it "egregious" that even after Mr Ajibola told the company he was enduring "serious financial difficulty" and had been "reduced to borrowing and begging in order to meet basic requirements like food and shelter" that his emails seeking his wages were apparently unanswered by the security firm. CNI source report
Case subjects
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Places mentioned
- Dame Street
- George's Street
- Lansdowne House
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