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I was employed with ZRE Katowice, I must admit that what was going on during my time with the company was pretty bad. I worked with the company in Co Clare Ireland on the MERP Project at a Management level.
The low pay, no respect and an attitude of get the job done or go home was a step back to what would have happened in the 30s
At first the employees, over 200 at the time were only getting payed just over 5 euro an hour and this was for skilled trades people, welders fitters etc
It was only when the Irish Union stepped in was there any kind of change and the employees started getting payed what there fellow Irish trades people were getting.
The ZRE employees were also getting money taken out of there pay packet for such things as Safe Pass courses, which by law the company has to pay as it falls under "Duty of Care".
One question that needs to be asked however, is why was a lagre Polish company given such a large contract yet no investigation was under taken by the Irish Government prior to ZRE commencing the contract.
This problem occured in more ways than one, no wonder the contract is way way way behind its completion date.
"food for thought"
My Dad has been working in ZRE KATOWICE Ireland LTD and all what is being reported by TEEU is TRUE.
The workers are being paid really few pennies for hard work and what is more their contracts had to be terminated in Poland so in other words there is no option but to work in Ireland - stay away from home and being exploited to maximum. They must live very humble to still make this forced journey paid off and send monies to their families in Poland. I feel ashamed that this hell was made by Poles to Poles. There is no justice for such people...
I think it is not only dishonour for Poles but the issue of recurring such incidents just in Ireland.
I have just seen on the RTE website that the pay for ZRE Katowice workers is being "corrected". The TEEU had accused the employer (you and I - the taxpayer) of underpaying.
You read it on indymedia first!
http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/0316/esb.html
Why is this only coming up now on a national news, was it involved in a court case?
http://www.breakingnews.ie/2006/03/14/story249142.html
I have been working in Poland in Zre Katowice for about ten years. All the time we have to working overtime. I have to work 10 to 12 hours a day with pay 1,25 Euro for an hour. In Ireland we have to work 250 hours a month for pay 5 Euro for an hour. Most people in our company want to work in Ireland because in Poland we earn less than in Ireland (but we dont want to work abroad and overtime).
I'm not sure if this is the same story, but it's shocking nonetheless:
"Donegal (Buncrana CIC) 30/09/04
A Latvian woman has been on a work permit in Ireland since May 2003. She was working on a mushroom farm from 6.00am to 11,00pm every day. She requested overtime pay from her employer and was fired on the spot without pay. She was owed nearly a full weeks wages and the information worker encouraged her to return to the farm to demand the money owed. Her employer gave her €60 and told her to get out. The information worker directed her to the local Jobs Club but they told her to apply for Unemployment Assistance (UA). She is not eligible for UA. She was told that it would take a couple of weeks for a decision on UA to come through but she was not informed that she is not eligible for UA."
The source is: http://www.comhairle.ie/social/social_update_2004part3.html