Coffee advisor at Nespresso franchise wins payout over failure to pay Sunday premium

The firm which operates the Nespresso contract, the Sandyford-registered McCurragh, told the WRC that “the cost of any premium work must be approved by Nespresso”. File photo: Budrul Chukrut

A firm that operates the Nespresso franchise at Arnotts in Dublin has been ordered to pay a coffee advisor €1,008 over its failure to pay the worker a Sunday premium.

Coffee advisor Carol Lombard is paid a basic €14 per hour but the firm which operates the Nespresso contract, the Sandyford-registered McCurragh Limited, argued that the Sunday premium is included in the €14 hourly rate which it argued is a composite hourly rate.