A nanny who was taken off a company’s payroll after being “caught in the crossfire” during the “acrimonious divorce” of two directors whose children she was minding has won €1,900 for a breach of her statutory rights.
The tribunal noted that the children’s mother, also a company director, “countermanded that decision”, and the nanny continued to receive her net wages – not through payroll, but from another company account.Dublin builder Joe Cosgrave left estate valued at €124mThe worker’s evidence was that the change in her pay arrangements “solely arose from acrimonious divorce proceedings”, arguing that she was still doing the work, and that she was still an employee.
The children’s mother confirmed the nanny was still performing her duties and was being paid through a company account – adding that the worker was simply “caught in the crossfire” between the couple.