The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent, statutory body under the aegis of my Department. The WRC’s primary functions include the inspection of employment law compliance, the provision of information on employment law, mediation, adjudication, conciliation, facilitation, and advisory services.
Employees or former employees can submit complaints to the WRC for investigation by an Inspector. These complaints can be made anonymously via the WRC call centre, by email, or using the WRC website, further details at: Making a Complaint - Workplace Relations Commission
Complaints can cover a range of issues including:
• Failure to pay the National Minimum Wage
• Unauthorised deductions from wages/under-payments,
• Failure to issue payslips,
• Failure to give rest breaks and daily and weekly rest,
• Failure to grant annual leave and/or public holiday entitlements,
• Allowing employees to work in excess of maximum weekly working hours, and
• Failure to provide terms of employment.
The Information and Customer Service Unit of the WRC has also produced printed guides and leaflets in a range of languages to raise awareness of Employment and Equality rights in Ireland and on a regular basis release new video animations which are visual representations of the publications available. The WRC Inspectorate can also call on interpreters as appropriate when carrying out their duties.
Dedicated information on Employment and Equality Legislation is provided on the WRC website at Other Language Publications - Workplace Relations Commission in a variety of languages including:
• Arabic
• Bulgarian
• Filipino
• French
• Hindi
• Indonesian
• Latvian
• Lithuanian
• Mandarin
• Polish
• Portuguese
• Romanian
• Russian
• Slovakian
• Spanish
• Sri Lankan (Sinhala & Tamil)
• Ukrainian
In addition, the WRC website facilitates the use of Google Translate which can translate into over 100 languages.
