The Workplace Relations Commission upheld Zhivka Zhelyazkova’s complaint against Xs Direct Insurance Brokers Limited and directed the company to pay her €4,660.74, less statutory deductions. The decision, dated 4 January 2023, found the employer had reduced her wages without agreement. The company cut pay by 15% in April 2020, initially intending the reduction to last six months. Zhelyazkova said she never agreed to it. The WRC found the cuts continued until her employment ended in February 2022, and that she was paid less than her contract required. The decision calculated the relevant loss period as 14 October 2021 to 16 February 2022, or 126 days, using a daily reduction of €36.99. The respondent was notified of the hearing but did not attend.
WRC orders Xs Direct to pay €4,660.74 over unilateral pay cuts
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