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WRC awards sales assistant €500 over missed rest breaks

By Fionn Kelly

Workplace Relations Commission ·

The WRC awarded a sales assistant €500 after finding a retailer and fuel station failed to prove it provided required 15-minute rest breaks. The decision was dated 7 November 2017. The worker said single-person shifts at the filling station made it impossible to take breaks. The employer said it had a break policy and disputed her account, but kept no records. The adjudication officer extended the time limit, citing the grievance and the employer’s failure to proceed to conciliation, then found it had not proved compliance with the break requirement.

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