WRC declines to hear Airfield Estate worker’s wage complaint as out of time

The Workplace Relations Commission found it had no jurisdiction to hear Anne Marie Cassidy’s complaint against Airfield Estate DAC because it was filed outside the time limit; the merits were not decided. The decision was dated 3 August 2023. Cassidy claimed that the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme reduced her gross wages in 2020. She said her gross pay should have been €37,000 but was €34,121.71, including €7,467 in subsidy payments. The adjudication officer noted her net pay was unaffected. Cassidy filed her complaint on 3 May 2022, more than 16 months after the latest possible date of contravention identified by the officer. The officer found it was outside both the standard six-month time limit and the possible 12-month extension.