Staff at Shanahan's on the Green were owed nearly 35k when it shut abruptly last year, tribunal finds
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Employees at Shanahan's on the Green, including chefs and waitstaff, were notified of the restaurant's closure abruptly and reported not receiving wages for their final working week. Full-time senior waiters, who previously earned significant weekly wages, were also left without tips. Chef Gheorge Danescu, who worked there for 19 years, voiced his distress at being dismissed without explanation. The Workplace Relations Commission has been involved due to multiple statutory complaints from former staff, recognizing nearly €35,000 owed to them as a result of the sudden closure.
Chefs, front-of-house staff, and the company's bookkeeper reported they received no wages for their final week of work after the abrupt closure of Shanahan's on the Green.
Waiting staff were denied their tips, with full-time senior waiters previously earning over €1,000 a week being left without compensation due to restaurant closure.
Gheorge Danescu, a chef with 19 years of service, expressed feelings of familial connection with the restaurant, indicating emotional distress over the lack of explanation for his dismissal.
The Workplace Relations Commission has acknowledged multiple statutory complaints from former employees of JMS International Holdings, totaling nearly €35,000 owed to staff at the time of closure.
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