Woman locked out of work system within an hour of refusing to resign wins €10,000

Worker repeatedly told she did not have to pay income tax and that her salary would be paid net without PAYE or PRSI deductions.

Remote worker was informed that her base salary would be reduced by 60% and her fixed salary by 40%

A remote worker who lost her job within hours of objecting to a 60% pay cut has been awarded €10,000 in compensation by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).

Maja Goertz, who lives in Spain, worked remotely as an account executive for Irish tech company Educatly Ltd between January and July last year.