WRC had no jurisdiction to hear Mark Loftus’s unfair dismissal complaint

The Workplace Relations Commission found that Mark Loftus’s unfair dismissal complaint was in time but could not proceed because it named the wrong employer. The WRC decision was dated 19 February 2024, and the complaint’s merits were not decided. Loftus said he believed World 2000 was his employer, pointing to agreements on pay and conditions made with his union and dealings with the company’s director. The respondent argued that Loftus had worked for a separate production company. The adjudication officer found that Loftus had a reasonable basis for believing World 2000 was his employer, but concluded that he was employed by Metropolitan Films International Limited and its subsidiaries. Because World 2000 was a separate legal entity, the WRC had no jurisdiction to hear the complaint against it.