Overview
This is a briefing for members who work in the wider tourism, events, entertainment, leisure, visitor attractions, hospitality and food services sectors.
In recent times, there have been several decisions by the Workplace Relations Commission in which workers in the food services sector have been awarded compensation and back pay for breaches in employment legislation including breaches of the Payment of Wages Act, Organisation of Working Time Act and Employment Permits Acts.
The Workplace Relations Commissions annual report 2024, published in April of this year, reported that out of 77 successful prosecutions for employment breaches in 2024 approximately two thirds involved companies in the food services sector with over 80% of these involving breaches of the Employment Permits Acts.
What you will learn in this briefing
In this 50 minute briefing In this briefing, my colleagues Aisling Fahey and Lydia Mugo from Ibec’s Employer Relations division will highlight your legal obligations in the area of employment permits and working time rules including examples of recent case law of breaches in employment legislation.
Speakers
Lydia Mugo, Executive, Employer Relations division, Ibec
Aisling Fahey, Executive, Employer Relations division, Ibec
Who should attend?
Any members from hospitality, food service and experience economy sectors with responsibility for HR.