Labour Court rejects Brendan Mockler appeal over out-of-time holiday pay claim

The Labour Court rejected the appeal brought on Brendan Mockler’s behalf 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 believed a test-case recommendation would cover similar claims, so individual applications were unnecessary. Cementation Skanska said Mockler had received a premium payment in lieu of holiday pay and that the claim missed the six-month time limit. The Court supported the Rights Commissioner’s findings.