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I took a pay cut two years ago and it wasn’t put in writing. Can I demand it be restored?

Work Q&A: As well as salary restoration, I want to ask for a pay rise as compensation

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#2844
First seen
26 Aug 2026, 05:13 UTC
Last checked
27 Aug 2026, 04:00 UTC
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2 versions
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Publisher
The Irish Times
Country
Ireland
Source published
26 Aug 2026, 05:00 UTC
Source updated
No update timestamp supplied
Byline
Jack White
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Work Q&A: As well as salary restoration, I want to ask for a pay rise as compensation
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    I took a pay cut two years ago and it wasn’t put in writing. Can I demand it be restored?

    Work Q&A: As well as salary restoration, I want to ask for a pay rise as compensation

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    I took a 10% pay cut two years ago and it wasn’t put in writing. Can I demand it be restored?

    Work Q&A: As well as salary restoration, I want to ask for a pay rise as compensation

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#2714
Observed
26 Aug 2026, 09:59 UTC
HTTP result
200 / parsed
Raw payload
745,302 bytes, private gzip evidence
Collector
news-ledger/0.1
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metadata and excerpt