WRC finds Gerard Carroll’s working-time complaints out of time

The Workplace Relations Commission found Gerard Carroll’s complaints against Instant Upright Ltd were out of time; the merits were not decided. The decision was dated 4 March 2022. Carroll said he was owed payment for outstanding annual leave and a back week when his employment ended. Instant Upright Ltd argued that the complaints were lodged more than six months after his employment ended. The adjudication officer found that the pandemic and workplace dispute did not explain the delay, and that Carroll knew of the annual-leave issue and had access to union advice.