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Max penalty for security firm which risked 'industrial relations instability' with non-payment of wages
Summary
In a WRC hearing, Elly Kiprono Rop, a Kenyan security guard working for BGS Security Ltd (BGSS) in Dublin, was awarded €45,240 in compensation, two years' wages, plus €1,088 for unpaid wages and €1,200 for failure to provide a contract. Rop had worked unpaid shifts from May to June 2024, with extra hours assigned but not paid, leaving a shortfall of €1,088.49. He described feeling "let down and used" by BGSS. The adjudicator, Patricia Owens, found BGSS had shown "blatant disregard" for workers' rights and the Employment Regulation Order, disadvantaging law‑abiding competitors. The decision upheld claims under the Payment of Wages Act 1991, the Terms of Employment (Information) Act 1994 and the Industrial Relations Act 1949, and highlighted the risk of industrial relations instability. The company now owes over €193,000 to former staff for unpaid wages and employment rights breaches.
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What: Report matter: Max penalty for security firm which risked 'industrial relations instability' with non-payment of wages. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
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- 13 May Hearing Or Sentence
- 2025-09-16 Publication
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