Labour Court rejects Dominic Everard’s appeal over out-of-time holiday pay claim

The Labour Court rejected Dominic Everard’s appeal and upheld the Rights Commissioner’s decision that his holiday and public-holiday pay complaint was out of time. The determination was signed on 2 May 2002; the merits were not decided. The union argued workers understood that a test-case recommendation would cover similar claims and cited extenuating circumstances for the delay. Cementation Skanska said the claim missed the six-month time limit and that Everard had received a premium payment in lieu of holiday pay. The Court supported the Rights Commissioner’s findings.