TG Sporthorses Ordered to Pay €4,565 After Stable Worker Alleges 60-Hour Weeks

2 articles · Updated · RTÉ News · Jun 2

€4,565 was awarded to stable worker Valentine Jevardat De Fombelle after Ireland’s Workplace Relations Commission upheld complaints against TG Sporthorses over pay and working-time breaches.
€2,815 of the total covered unpaid wages after she said she worked 13 weeks but was paid for 12, having been promised €1,200 every four weeks.
A further €1,750 covered other violations: €500 for failing to meet minimum wage rules, €750 for excessive hours and €500 for not paying a Sunday premium.
The adjudicator said the evidence was uncontested because TG Sporthorses did not attend the hearing; the worker testified she regularly worked 60 hours or more a week and could not get payslips.

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