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WRC awards sales assistant €500 over rest breaks at filling station

By Donal Gilhooly

Workplace Relations Commission ·

A sales assistant won €500 after the WRC found her employer had failed to prove it provided required rest breaks. The decision was dated 8 November 2017. The assistant said one person covered each shift at the filling station, making it impossible to take a break while keeping an eye on the pumps. The retailer and fuel station argued that breaks were taken but not recorded. The officer extended the time limit, citing the grievance and the employer’s failure to proceed to conciliation.

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