At least 35 Dublin workers out of pocket as UK company falls into administration

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A British holiday rental company has fallen into administration leaving at least 35 workers in its Dublin operation without pay, in some cases for two months.

of UK company Leonard Curtis have been appointed as joint administrators of Hashtag Hotels. Leonard Curtis refused to comment on the case.

However, sources who worked for Hashtag Hotels explained that some staff had not been paid at all for the duration of their employment. One source said that while she had been paid for working in July, she hadn’t been paid for work in August. It is understood that the majority of staff in its Irish operations were college students.

Aside from its Dublin operation, Hashtag Hotels had a number of sites in London and others spread across the UK, according to an archived version of its website. Its website and social media accounts were disabled or in “private mode” as of Thursday. Employees in the Dublin branch were recruited by the end of June for receptionist and housekeeping roles and were supposed to be paid a minimum of €10 an hour.One source said that a number of staff didn’t receive pay after their first month working for the company, with staff being told there was an issue with payroll.

A source with knowledge of the company’s Irish operations said it had booking sales of €280,000 for July and €220,000 for August. It is also understood that Host, a brand controlled by“Along with other creditors, we were only informed yesterday [August 28th] that Hashtag Hotels had entered administration,” a spokesman for Host said. “We are aware from subsequent media reports that some staff have not been paid but wish to make it clear that these are employees of Hashtag Hotels, not Host.

 

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