A farm labourer, Edward Lattich, has been awarded almost 23,000 for employment rights violations by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).
Lattich said he was employed as a farm labourer by Mount Temple Dairy Farm Limited near Moate, Co. Westmeath in December 2024, wishing to gain experience in the dairy sector.
In its findings, the WRC stated that in the 19 weeks Lattich worked for the respondent, his average weekly hours came to approximately 77 hours.
Lattich said in his submission that he was paid a rate of 2,500 per month, regardless of hours worked.
He submitted that he routinely worked about 14 hours/day, and he did not normally "receive time to take breaks and spent most of his time on the respondent's premises completing various assigned tasks".
According to Lattich, in January 2025, his working hours increased "in preparation for and during the busy calving season", and he generally worked every day of the week.
Adjudicator Brian Dolan, said that from documents provided by the complainant, which "are impressive in their detail and precision", it was determined that Lattich was underpaid by 10,420.13 in wages alone under the Payment of Wages Act.
Other amounts in the WRC findings included awards for:
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