Almost €2m in unpaid wages recovered after WRC inspections

The WRC said a key focus of its inspectorate lay with the fishing, road transport, construction and agriculture industries, as well as ensuring the national minimum wage was paid across the board. Picture: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie
Almost €2m was recovered in unpaid wages last year, on foot of inspections from the Workplace Relations Commission.
The organisation’s annual report for 2023 marks its first “full year of normal services” since before the covid pandemic and recorded an increase of 50% on adjudication decisions issued when compared to 2022.