WRC recommends worker consider withheld increment dispute closed

The WRC recommended that a worker consider his dispute over a withheld pay increment closed. The recommendation was dated 1 October 2025. The worker said the increment would have increased his weekly pay by €78.44 and argued that withholding it was a second penalty for timekeeping issues. The employer said an assessment recorded repeated lateness, failures to clock in and mobile phone policy breaches, and that senior managers approved withholding the increment. The adjudication officer found the increment depended on satisfactory service and that withholding it was proportionate and consistent with policy, given continuing documented service deficiencies.