Labour Court awards €204k to man over 7 years’ work

THE Labour Court has made one of its highest ever awards, €204,352, to a man found to have worked for seven years for payments understood to be less than the minimum wage.

Surinder Singh’s case against his employer Longford-based Ardarsh Puri was first brought before the rights commissioner last March, but the employer failed to implement the recommendation.

It is believed Mr Singh’s case was that he had worked up to 100 hours per week at rates well below the minimum wage.