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hsa closing down shop am i entitled to be paid whilst its closed

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  • 13-01-2012 9:56pm
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    number13
    Registered Users Posts: 95 ✭✭


    Hsa closing down are closing down the shop i work in. Its a fish shop. Its been closed since end of december without wages. Are they entitled to do this or do they have to pay me?


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    MagicSean
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,897 ✭✭✭MagicSean


    Why would the HSA pay you? I presume they closed the shop due to health and safety issues. That's like saying "The Gardaí arrested my boss for corruption. Can I claim compensation from them?"


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    number13
    Registered Users Posts: 95 ✭✭number13


    No should my employer pay me ? it was up to them to have the shop up to health and safety standards. Its closed about a month now


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    MagicSean
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,897 ✭✭✭MagicSean


    That makes a little more sense. Have you a contract of emploment or are you in a union?


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    number13
    Registered Users Posts: 95 ✭✭number13


    we are in a union. The union complained twice about health and safety issues but my employer didnt reply to them. They just ignored the union like they weren t there. Hsa came in then closed us down a couple of months later. Now I am in limbo. Now the company are saying they are now going to pay our wages. They wont listen to the union so i dont know what to do. Am i entitled to wages?


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    wmpdd3
    Registered Users Posts: 9,624 ✭✭✭wmpdd3


    How long are you working there? I would go to the social welfare and start a claim, just in case. Years ago, I worked in a store that was fire damages, we were told to sign on until the store was safe enough for staff to re-stock.


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    Ken.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,898 ✭✭✭✭Ken.


    number13 wrote: »
    we are in a union. The union complained twice about health and safety issues but my employer didnt reply to them. They just ignored the union like they weren t there. Hsa came in then closed us down a couple of months later. Now I am in limbo. Now the company are saying they are now going to pay our wages. They wont listen to the union so i dont know what to do. Am i entitled to wages?
    Contact the H.S.A., I can't find anything online but if i recall correctly when the new laws for the H.S.A came in one of the things that was announced was that if a business was shut for health and safety reasons then the business had to pay the wages of the staff affected. It was to form part of the punishment for being bold.


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