Hospitality and retail sectors worst for underpaying

Almost half of the of the unpaid wages secured by the Workplace Relations Commission last year were for workers in the hospitality and retail sectors.

Some 940 inspections in the wholesale and retail sectors uncovered €348,550 owed to staff by their employers, according to figures provided by Jobs Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor.

In the food and drink industry, there were twice the inspections, but unpaid wages were €332,903.