The Workplace Relations Commission found a wage deduction from Conor Murphy was unlawful and ordered Iarnrod Eireann to pay €230.60 compensation. The decision was dated 4 January 2023. Murphy said his phone was out of action when the company tried to contact him for standby work and argued he should have been told about the deduction beforehand. Iarnrod Eireann said he was unavailable for work and relied on a local standby arrangement and a contractual deduction provision. The adjudicator found he had not been given written details of the deduction at least a week in advance, as required. The adjudicator limited compensation to the amount deducted, noting Murphy should have told the company about his phone difficulties.
Iarnrod Eireann ordered to pay €230.60 over wage deduction
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