Au pair in landmark trial set to pursue her second host family

The au pair awarded €9,000 against the couple she worked for in a landmark ruling by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is set to take a case against her subsequent host family.

The Migrant Rights Centre of Ireland (MRCI), who supported the anonymous Spanish woman in her original case, has confirmed that they are awaiting a hearing in relation to a case the woman is taking against the next family she was employed by.

MRCI legal officer Virginija Petrauskaite said they are awaiting correspondence from the WRC and that the woman, who is now back in Spain, wishes to remain anonymous.