Paul D Maier is a barrister specialising in the law of work, labour, and employment. Based in Dublin, Ireland, he is a member of the Law Library, having been called to the Bar in 2022.
Paul represents both employers and employees at all levels of the Courts, as well as before the Labour Court and the Workplace Relations Commission. He is a qualified arbitrator and is frequently commissioned to lead independent investigations and disciplinary procedures for organisations. Additionally, he is regularly engaged to provide legal advice and opinions on employment law and related matters.
Paul serves as the Editor of the Irish Employment Law Journal and Employment Law Report, and he is the Treasurer of the Employment Bar Association.
Background:
The former employees, who worked in various roles within the Respondent business, had worked without proper breaks as required by the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997. The Respondent closed its business abruptly at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic without warning to its employees, and did not pay any wages due to the employees at the time of closing or any mandatory payments required upon dismissal. One Complainant said in evidence that the restaurant re-opened in August 2020, but without re-engaging any of the Complainants. This Complainant said he had returned to the restaurant premises to ask whether they would be re-engaged, and was told to leave the premises.
The five Complainants were heard consecutively by the
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