A court sentence of three months imposed on a construction company director for failing to remit employee pension contributions has been suspended to allow all outstanding payments to be made, The Pensions Board in Ireland has stated.
Eftim Hurley Plant Hire (EHPH) pleaded guilty to 10 offences of failing to remit employee pension contributions to the trustee of the Construction Workers Pension Scheme (CWPS) within the statutory time limit, an act that was directly attributable to director Eftim Hurley. The company was also fined €500.
The Pensions Board chief executive Brendan Kennedy said: “This conviction should act as a warning to all employers and company directors that The Pensions Board treats the failure of the employer to remit pension contributions to the trustees of the pension scheme as a very serious offence. The Board is currently preparing prosecutions of a number of other employers and directors.
“We advise any employer with outstanding pension contributions to immediately contact the pension scheme to regularise their position.”
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