The WRC ordered Thai Orchid Restaurant (Thai Cafe) to pay former chef Watchree Promsarn the statutory redundancy payment due after the restaurant closed during the Covid pandemic and could not reopen. The decision was dated 9 May 2023. Promsarn had worked for the restaurant for 20 years, on a 40-hour week with gross weekly pay of €432. The owner confirmed her account of the closure and said financial hardship prevented payment. The WRC ordered payment within 42 days.
WRC orders restaurant to pay chef statutory redundancy
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