Mary McLoughlin v RTÉ [2025]
Decision Number: ADJ-00054470 Legal Body: Workplace Relations Commission
Published on: 15/04/2025
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Patrick Barrett BL Barrister-at-Law
Patrick Barrett BL Barrister-at-Law
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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.

Summary

WRC found that an administrative error of salary in contract of employment was well founded but awarded no compensation.

Background

The Complainant submitted that she was not paid the agreed remuneration under a fixed-term contract. She argued that she signed the contract in good faith, which specified a wage of €12,850 for six months' work at nine hours per week. The Respondent later claimed there had been an administrative error in the contract. The Complainant asserted that no error was communicated to her before signing, and she relied on the signed agreement. She contended that the Respondent reneged on the contract by deducting her wages without consent, breaching the Payment of Wages Act 1991. In evidence, the Complainant stated

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