New On the Spot Fines for Employment Breaches
Employers Aware- On the 12th of January 2024, the Workplace Relations Act 2015 (Fixed-Payment Notice) Regulation 2023 were published.
We set out below a list of the various fines that become payable for breaches of various pieces of Employment Legislation
- Failure of an Employer to engage in collective redundancy consultations with employees’ representatives to bring about a fine of €2000.
- Failure without reasonable cause to provide an employee with their terms of employment within one month of their commencement date or the provision of false or misleading information to the employee could lead to a fine of €1500.
- Failure to provide an employee with a written statement of wages and the nature and amount of any deductions from wages would result in a fine of €1500.
- Failure to provide an employee with a statement of the average hourly rate of pay for a pay reference period at the employee’s request could result in a fine of €1500.
- Failure to provide employees with a written statement on the distribution of tips and gratuities could result in a fine of €750.
- Failure of an employer to display a ‘trips and gratuities notice’ or a ‘contract worker’s tips and gratuities notice’ could attract a fine of €500.
Any fines imposed must be paid within 42 hours. Failure to pay the fine within that period could result in the employer being referred to the WRC’s internal legal affairs committee.
For further information on any Employment Law Matter, please do not hesitate to contact Brendan Dillon or Donna Phelan.
