WRC rejects George McGrath’s notice-pay complaint against Department of Foreign Affairs

The Workplace Relations Commission found George McGrath’s complaint against the Department of Foreign Affairs was not well founded. McGrath said he was not paid contractual notice when his employment ended in June 2020; the Department argued his specific-purpose contract did not entitle him to statutory or contractual notice. The adjudication officer refused to extend the time limit, noting that McGrath had filed an almost identical complaint in time under other legislation and that no breach occurred in the six months before he referred this complaint. The decision was dated 23 November 2021.