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Maynooth University found in breach of banded-hours contracts law

Date
2025-06-17

Stage
Charge Or Pretrial

Primary locality
Maynooth

County
Kildare

Summary

Maynooth University was ordered by a Workplace Relations Commission adjudication officer to issue a music tutor, Janyce Condon, a banded‑hours contract after her union alleged the college was operating a de‑facto zero‑hours contract. The decision, made under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, as amended, found that the university had failed to provide a contract setting out minimum guaranteed hours. Condon, a performance tutor since 2013, had been paid €831 per student per academic year and was expected to conduct 20 one‑to‑one tutorials of 45 minutes each, including preparation, scheduling, feedback and professional development. The university had previously issued her a contract that the union described as essentially a zero‑hours contract, which Condon rejected. The adjudication officer directed the university to place Condon on an appropriate band of hours and awarded her €2,494 in compensation for a separate breach of the Terms of Employment (Information) Act 1994.