WRC found four Nicholas Kirwan complaints against Tierney Farms out of time

The Workplace Relations Commission found four complaints by Nicholas Kirwan against Tierney Farms Ian Tierney were statute barred and not well founded. The decision was dated 30 November 2022; the merits were not decided. The complaints concerned unpaid wages, two claims under the Terms of Employment (Information) Act and redundancy. Kirwan said pandemic restrictions and the difficulty of coping with the end of his employment contributed to the delay. The respondent argued that the claims were filed too late. The adjudication officer found Kirwan had sought legal advice in July 2020 and had been told about the statutory time limit. The WRC’s online filing system was available during the pandemic, and the officer found no reasonable cause to extend the deadline. Because the claims were out of time, the officer did not decide whether a redundancy situation existed.