The WRC recommended that a private hospital pay a worker €6,065 as a full and final settlement of a dispute over alleged unpaid overtime and leave. The recommendation was dated 20 March 2024. The worker said he worked 43 hours a week from 2011 to 2017, although he believed his hours should have been 39, and sought backdated overtime and leave payments. The hospital disputed the claim, saying his signed contract specified a 43-hour week. The WRC said he had not escalated the issue through the grievance process or the Act in a timely way, and recommended the payment the hospital had previously offered as a goodwill gesture.
WRC recommends €6,065 settlement in worker’s overtime dispute
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