Powerscourt Hotel tried to reduce pastry chef's pay after pandemic return

Powerscourt Hotel Resort and Spa in Co Wicklow was ruled to have unfairly dismissed Pawel Batko.
One of the country’s best-known five-star hotels has been ordered to pay €9,000 compensation to a former executive pastry chef who resigned after it tried to impose a pay reduction on his return to work during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Workplace Relations Commission ruled that the Powerscourt Hotel Resort and Spa in Co Wicklow has unfairly dismissed Pawel Batko.