She told the Workplace Relations Commission that when she followed the directions of the taxing authority and returned the money in cash, her employer told her: 'There will be consequences.' The tribunal has ruled that the worker was stripped of managerial duties, threatened and put under pressure because she refused to cooperate with her employer's 'illegal' actions.
In an anonymised decision, it has upheld her complaint under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 against the unidentified operator of a convenience store, where she worked for more than a decade. Ms A found her job reduced to 'mainly packing shelves' and faced retaliation, including a decrease in pay.
The employee, Ms A, told the WRC that having managed the shop, she found her job reduced to 'mainly packing shelves' after another employee was appointed as store manager, leading to confrontation and abuse. Her pay was also unilaterally decreased by her employer.
Ms A had been getting €760 gross weekly wages but was informed by her employer that her pay would be reduced to €350, with €250 given in cash each week. This change in pay structure was linked to her refusal to cooperate with certain actions.
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