The Workplace Relations Commission found that Eileen Whelan’s minimum wage complaint against Woodpecker Shavings Ltd could not be referred for adjudication. The decision was dated 5 August 2026. The adjudication officer found the National Minimum Wage Act did not apply because Whelan was the employer’s spouse. She also had not requested the pay statement required under section 23. No award was recorded.
WRC says minimum wage law did not apply to employer’s spouse
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