The Workplace Relations Commission awarded Eoin Daly €1,859.23 after finding Aughinish Alumina Limited made an unlawful deduction from his wages. The decision was dated 28 January 2026. Daly challenged a €1,734.70 deduction, which the company said recovered discretionary sick pay paid in error after he was removed from its scheme. The adjudication officer found the company had not established a valid overpayment or a contractual or statutory basis for the deduction, and had given no specific notice of its amount or date.
WRC orders Aughinish Alumina to pay worker €1,859.23 over wage deduction
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