Robert Talbot loses WRC claim over unpaid annual leave

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Robert Talbot’s claim for €12,883 in unpaid annual leave was dismissed by the Workplace Relations Commission on 16 November 2023.

The decision records that Talbot sought payment for unused leave after leaving Twitter International Unlimited Company through redundancy in May 2023.

Adjudicator Elizabeth Spelman found Talbot had signed a severance agreement that covered claims under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, with informed consent. She concluded the WRC had no jurisdiction to hear the complaint and did not decide whether the company owed the money.