Labour Court awards Peter Ogurčák €150 for missed rest period

The Labour Court awarded Peter Ogurčák €150 after finding Mercato Ltd. failed to provide the required 11 consecutive hours of rest on one occasion. In a decision signed on 12 September 2025, it set aside an Adjudication Officer’s decision that had rejected the complaint. The Court accepted Ogurčák’s evidence that he worked until 23:31 on 1 December 2022 and resumed at 09:00 the next day. Mercato said late work was exceptional and additional hours were compensated with time off in lieu, but acknowledged it had not retained records of actual hours or breaks. The Court found a single breach; no other breaches were established.