A WRC adjudicator said BGSS had shown a “blatant disregard” for workers’ rights and placed its law-abiding competitors at a disadvantage by ignoring the employment regulation order (ERO) for the security industry
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A security guard who said he was left feeling “let down and used” after working unpaid shifts for a Dublin firm has been awarded compensation worth over 40 times the value of the wages he was denied.
The worker, Elly Kiprono Rop, was awarded €45,240 — two years’ wages — on top of orders for €1,088 in pay unlawfully withheld from him and €1,200 for non-provision of contract while he was working for BGS Security Ltd (BGSS) in the summer of 2024.