Labour Court upholds €500 award after late appeal fails

The Labour Court upheld a €500 award to Paola Alba Dalivar after refusing an extension for Tomasz Olesky and Lucia Billagomez’s late appeal. The determination was dated 31 October 2023. The appeal was received about five weeks beyond the statutory time limit. The employers asked the Court to extend it, saying they had not known about the original hearing and were shocked by the award. They also raised a concern about possible double recovery across related claims. The Court found those circumstances were not exceptional and refused the extension. The appeal failed, leaving the original decision and award in place; the merits of the original complaint were not reconsidered.