HYPER TRUST TRADING AS LEOPARDSTOWN INN AND GORDINS

Posted In: Case Law
  • Case Reference
    1232
  • Decision Number
    DWT 1467
  • Legal Body
    Labour Court (LC)
  • Type of Claim / Jurisdiction
    Contracts of Employment, Flexible Working
Issues covered: Hours of Work

The complainant in this case was employed by the respondent’s restaurant and bar as a chef between April 2013 and January 2014. As is often common with OWT Act complaints, he alleged that a number of provisions of the legislation had been breached by his employer. In summary, these included:
* Section 11 – The requirement to provided 11 hours daily rest in every 24 hour period
* Section 12 – The requirement to provide minimum rest breaks during working hours
* Section 14 – The obligation to compensate for Sunday work
* Section 17 – The obligation to notify starting and finishing hours of work

His complaints before a Rights Commissioner failed for reasons that are not set out in the appeal

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This article is correct at 18/09/2014
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