Food services sector named as biggest culprit for employment law breaches

The report itself focuses on situations in which non-EU nationals are employed in undeclared work, work outside the conditions of their permits, or work while living in Ireland without documentation. Picture: iStock

Food service jobs accounted for more than half of the employment law irregularities uncovered last year, as Ireland struggles with a lack of workplace inspectors, research shows.

The food service sector accounted for 54% of employment permit law breaches in 2023, the report by the Economic and Social Research Institute and the European Migration Network (EMN) found.