http://EmploymentRightsIreland.com The non payment of wages can lead to claims to a Rights Commissioner under the Payment of Wages Act, 1991 and late payment can also cause difficulty for Irish employers.

1. Payment of Wages in Irish
Employment Law
Payment of Wages Act, 1991 can cause
problems for employers in Ireland
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2. Written Statement of Wages and
Deductions
 The employer is obliged to provide a written
statement of wages and deductions at the time of
payment.
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3. Deductions of Wages
 Deductions are permitted where they are the
result of disciplinary proceedings or
to reimburse the employer for over payment of
wages
 Otherwise deductions are only permissible
where..
 the law requires it or
 provision is made for the deduction in the contract
of employment or
 the employee has given written consent for the
deduction
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4. Non Payment of Wages
 Where an employee is short-changed or not paid
at all, then the shortage will be considered by the
act to be a deduction which is unlawful
 Employee can complain to a Rights
Commissioner within 6 months
 Employer can appeal to the Employment Appeals
Tribunal
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5. Payment of Wages Act, 1991
 Any term in an employment contract which seeks
to limit or exclude the operation of the Payment of
Wages Act, 1991 is void and won’t be recognised
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6. Minimum Wage Rates
 The minimum wage rate in Ireland since
July, 2011 is €8.65 for an experienced adult
employee. An experienced adult employee is a
worker who has at least 2 years’ experience since
turning 18 years of age
 Employees under 18 years of age, and
employees entering employment for the first time
after turning 18 can be paid slightly less.
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7. Free Employment Law
Information
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more FREE information for employees and
employers in Ireland
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