An AI enterprise involved in the use of synthetic “human-like skin” for testing skincare and health products has been ordered to pay over €3,000 to a former employee who said she was told she would not receive what she was owed because the “company had no funds”.
Ms Ryan said she was assured her wages and annual leave would be paid but at the end of July, “there was no pay, no answers and no explanation”. Because of “uncertainty and lack of clarity”, she was unable to sign on for jobseekers’ benefit, she said.EY Entrepreneur of the Year: From AI in healthcare to Ballymaloe Relish and the largest cold store operator in sub-Saharan AfricaThe complainant submitted that the head of service in the UK tried to help but “refused” to explain what was happening.
Adjudication officer Patsy Doyle said there was no appearance by, or on behalf of, the respondent at the hearing and that no defence was filed. All attempts to secure the presence of the respondent at the hearing were unsuccessful, as all correspondence was returned from the business address, said Ms Doyle. “The complainant has described a very unusual employment relationship.”