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

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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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