Catherine O’Brien awarded €2,057.40 after WRC upholds complaints

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) upheld three employment complaints by Catherine O’Brien against M.J Flanagan after the respondent did not attend a hearing. It ordered payment of €2,057.40 for unpaid wages and €457.20 for annual leave. The decision, dated 16 July 2024, also found that O’Brien was entitled to six weeks’ notice after more than ten years’ service. She worked as a counter assistant in the respondent’s fresh fish business from October 2012 until it closed without notice on 16 February 2024. She had been paid €342.90 for a 24-hour week.