WRC recommends €1,400 over bonus payment system requiring personal data

The WRC recommended that a manufacturing company pay a worker €1,400 to settle a dispute over how staff bonuses were accessed. The recommendation was dated 12 October 2023. The worker objected to a system that required him to upload photo identification and personal details to a third party to receive bonuses in 2021 and 2022. He returned his bonus and later sought payment. The company said it did not set the third party’s data requirements and could not make a special arrangement for one employee. The WRC noted that a new system no longer required personal data uploads and recommended €1,400 in settlement. The payment could be processed through payroll once the recommendation was accepted.