Labour Court rejects wage deduction appeal by community drugs worker

The Labour Court upheld the rejection of Leah Keating’s complaint that Waterford and Tipperary Community Youth Services unlawfully deducted wages by failing to pay annual increments. Its decision was signed on 20 March 2026. Keating said she was entitled to annual increases on the CDYSB Youth Worker salary scale and sought the alleged shortfall plus compensation. The service argued that increases depended on available funding and were not guaranteed. The Court found the contract made increments conditional on finance and did not establish an automatic entitlement; it found no unlawful deduction.