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.
Summary Sentence:
The Complainant’s rate of pay for annual leave was found to properly include regularly rostered overtime and allowances, and his rate of pay for public holidays was found to properly include allowances only.
Background:
The Complainant has worked for the Respondent since November 1984. In that time, the Complainant received a rate of basic pay, but also received additional regularly-scheduled overtime, a “machine washing” payment, and an allowance for eating on-site. The Complainant argued that all of these payments comprise the Complainant’s “weekly wages” for the purpose of calculating his rate of pay for annual leave and public holidays. However, the Respondent has only paid the Complainant his basic pay for annual leave and public holidays, resulting
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