Owner of Limerick fast food restaurant ordered to pay €57,000 to man who worked 18 hours a day

The owner of a fast food restaurant in Limerick has been ordered to pay compensation of over €57,000 to a migrant worker who had to work up to 18-hour days across a number of his employer’s businesses without receiving the national minimum wage.The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) ruled that the company which operates Mix Spice 3 in 1 in Davis Street, Limerick has breached the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 over its failure to pay the delivery driver the proper wage between August 2021 and October 2023.The WRC directed that the name of the complainant, who was represented by Migrant Rights Centre Ireland, should not be published due to his vulnerability.It heard he had been entirely dependent on his employer for accommodation, immigration status, and livelihood in Ireland until his dismissal from the job.The man gave evidence that while he was listed as being employed as a chef de partie, he had actually worked as both a delivery driver and a phone shop assistant.He told the WRC th...