Sharp jump in cases from 2019 to 2020.
Double the number of employment law breaches were found in Kildare by the Workplace Relations Commission last year, then in 2019.
The WRC’s primary functions include the inspection of employment law compliance, the provision of information on employment law, mediation, adjudication, conciliation, facilitation, and advisory services.
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar, says "Inspections carried out by WRC Inspectors operate on a compliance model. This means that an inspector will work with the employer to ensure that the employer fulfils all their statutory obligations and that any outstanding wages or entitlements are given to workers."
146 breaches were noted in Kildare in 2019, and 335 last year, despite the fact the county experienced 3 Level 5 lockdowns.
The pattern of a surge in employment law breaches is replicated across Ireland.
| County |
2019
|
2020
|
|---|---|---|
| Carlow |
40
|
50
|
| Cavan |
22
|
46
|
| Clare |
61
|
55
|
| Cork |
26
|
85
|
| Donegal |
45
|
143
|
| Dublin |
250
|
614
|
| Galway |
128
|
96
|
| Kerry |
35
|
68
|
| Kildare |
146
|
335
|
| Kilkenny |
45
|
81
|
| Laois |
36
|
76
|
| Leitrim |
27
|
7
|
| Limerick |
118
|
95
|
| Longford |
33
|
43
|
| Louth |
53
|
197
|
| Mayo |
87
|
82
|
| Meath |
68
|
172
|
| Monaghan |
25
|
65
|
| Offaly |
76
|
148
|
| Roscommon |
34
|
40
|
| Sligo |
16
|
10
|
| Tipperary |
59
|
190
|
| Waterford |
14
|
103
|
| Westmeath |
119
|
179
|
| Wexford |
196
|
316
|
| Wicklow |
167
|
317
|
| TOTAL |
1926
|
3613
|
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