It seems au pairs are only lately figuring out their rights to proper pay and conditions. If you employ one, you have an obligation to understand the regulations, writes Caroline O'Doherty.

The Migrant Rights Centre has expressed deep concern over a newspaper report claiming that there has been a surge in the number of non-EU workers employed here.

The Migrant Rights Centre says it has found evidence of widespread worker exploitation within the restaurant industry in Ireland.

The Migrant Rights Centre (MRC) is today calling on the Government to introduce temporary bridging visas for immigrant workers who have become undocumented due to workplace exploitation, deception or redundancy.