The Bar of Ireland
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Patrick's legal education is robust, beginning with a BCL Law Degree from University College Cork (2012-2016), followed by an LL.M in Business Law from the same institution (2016-2017), and culminating in a Barrister-at-Law Degree from The Honorable Society of King’s Inns in Dublin (2019-2021). He has extensive experience on the South-West Circuit, handling Civil, Family, and Criminal Law cases, as well as advising the Citizen Advice Service. He has worked as an employment consultant, dealing with workplace investigations and bankruptcy procedures.
The WRC found that the employer unlawfully deducted wages by failing to pay five months’ salary owed to the Sales Executive, in breach of the Payment of Wages Act 1991.
The Complainant worked as a Sales Account Executive for a technology company from April 2023 until his resignation in August 2024. His annual salary was €75,000 plus commission. Starting November 2023, the company began missing wage payments, resulting in significant underpayment for most of 2024. Despite receiving some back pay in April, he remained owed five months’ wages totalling €27,429 (net). Throughout 2024, senior executives repeatedly acknowledged the debt in emails and WhatsApp messages, promising payment following expected funding. Despite these promises, no payment materialised. After exhausting internal
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