WRC recommends €250 for worker after hours dispute

A WRC adjudication officer recommended that a bar and restaurant offer a worker €250 in token compensation after her hours were reduced. The recommendation was dated 15 September 2026. The worker said she was told there were no hours available, then saw an advertisement for her job the following day. The employer did not attend the hearing; its written account said Saturday hours had to be dropped because a family member was coming to work in the business, and that it had offered the worker fewer hours. The officer noted there was no evidence of guaranteed hours and that the advertisement added to the worker’s upset. The recommendation was intended to draw a line under the dispute.