Store manager who reported company to Revenue awarded over €43,000 for unfair treatment
The manager of a convenience store who was penalised by her employer after she had informed Revenue about attempts not to pay her full wages through payroll has been awarded over €43,000 in compensation.
The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) ruled the woman was treated unfairly by the company because she had made a protected disclosure about a breach of the tax code to Revenue.
The WRC heard she only reported the issue to the tax authorities after she got no satisfaction from trying to raise it with one of the company’s directors.
The unnamed company operates a suburban convenience store under a well-known retail brand.
The manager complained that her job had been reduced to mainly packing shelves after she had contacted Revenue in September 2023 about changes in the way her wages were paid.
The complainant told the WRC that she had informed Revenue that part of her salary had been paid from a bank account other than payroll.
When she raised the issue with a company…
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