WRC says Karen Adams’s dismissal and notice complaints were out of time

The Workplace Relations Commission found it had no jurisdiction to hear Karen Adams’s unfair dismissal and minimum notice complaints against A.S. Watson (Health And Beauty Ireland) Limited Superdrug. The decision was dated 20 October 2021; the merits were not decided. Adams said she resigned after workplace grievances, including a dispute over paid breaks, remained unresolved. The respondent argued that her resignation took effect on 20 July 2020 and the complaints were filed outside the six-month time limit. The adjudication officer accepted 20 July 2020 as the resignation date and found both complaints were outside the six-month period. No application to extend the time limit for reasonable cause was made.