Labour Court disallows Stephen Preston’s appeal over wrong employer named

The Labour Court disallowed Stephen Preston’s appeal after finding he had named the wrong employer in a fixed-term work complaint against Metropolitan Film Productions Limited. The decision was dated 2 January 2024. Preston argued the company was an associated employer of the production company that engaged him. The Court found no evidence he had an employment contract with Metropolitan Film Productions Limited and ruled it had no jurisdiction to hear the substantive complaint. The appeal was disallowed and the Adjudication Officer’s decision affirmed; the merits were not decided.