WRC finds Andrew Norton’s wages complaint out of time

The WRC found Andrew Norton’s unpaid-wages complaint was brought outside the time limit and was not well founded; the merits were not decided. It concerned wages Norton said he was owed for work from 16 to 20 March 2020. WRC Adjudication Officer Patricia Owens dated the decision 17 December 2021. The WRC accepted that the contract provided for one week in arrears, making payment for the disputed week due on 27 March 2020. Norton had not shown reasonable cause to extend the six-month time limit. Robert Walters Limited argued that the complaint was late and denied that wages were due.