Company admits it did not record number of hours its staff worked

THE Turkish company accused of wage fraud and underpaying workers admitted to Government inspectors in February that it was not recording how many hours its employees work.

Earlier this year the managing director of Gama Construction Ireland, Hakan Karaalioglu, also conceded wage slips were not being given to Turkish workers in Ireland.

The lack of wage slips and records of hours worked is a crucial element of the Turkish Workers Action Group’s (TWAG) campaign against Gama since the company has been accused of paying for a 40-hour week while demanding that employees work 80 hours.