The Labour Court found Michael Hayes’s complaint that no arrangements were made for daily rest breaks at work was not well founded. In its decision signed on 18 December 2025, it varied the Adjudication Officer’s decision, with no compensation awarded. The Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment argued Hayes was an office holder, not employed under a contract of service. Hayes argued that his work, remuneration and the control exercised over him brought him within the Act’s protections. The Court found he was not engaged under a contract of employment for the purposes of the Act.
Labour Court rejects Michael Hayes’s daily rest break appeal
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