Labour Court dismisses Dureza Sumayao appeal over late filing

The Labour Court dismissed Dureza Sumayao’s appeal after it was filed one day late, finding she had not shown exceptional circumstances to extend the deadline. The Court’s determination was dated 20 October 2022. The appeal concerned a Workplace Relations Commission finding that Sumayao’s equality complaint against Noonan Services Group Limited was not well founded. The Court said the appeal notice was due by 27 January 2020 but was received on 28 January. Sumayao said she had not obtained a solicitor and thought she had posted the appeal in time. The Court rejected those explanations. It did not consider the underlying complaint, so the merits were not decided.