Increase Of Over 100% In Workplace Employment Law Breaches Reported In Kildare.

Friday, 4 June 2021 07:20

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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