Labour Court rejects Lucian Liviu Ionut’s public holiday pay appeal

The Labour Court rejected Mr Lucian Liviu Ionut’s appeal over public holiday pay, affirming the Adjudication Officer’s decision. The Court’s decision was dated 16 February 2024. Ionut said he had worked on five public holidays without receiving the statutory benefit. His employer, Vladimir Vecerin Pepito Trade, said he had not worked on public holidays and had received his normal wages in weeks when holidays fell. Neither side gave sworn evidence. The Court said Ionut had not provided enough evidence to raise a reasonable possibility that the Organisation of Working Time Act had been breached. It concluded the employer was not in breach, so the appeal failed and the earlier decision was affirmed.