Labour Court upholds decision rejecting minimum-wage appeal on jurisdiction grounds

The Labour Court upheld a Rights Commissioner’s decision that it had no jurisdiction to hear Mr Ejaz Ahmed’s minimum-wage complaint against Indus Foods Cash and Carry. The appeal failed, and the merits were not decided. The determination was signed on 5 September 2012. Mr Ahmed said he had not been paid the minimum hourly rate for his hours worked. He told the Court that he sent a letter requesting an earnings statement, but the respondent said she had not received it. The Court found that the letter was incorrectly addressed and that he had not shown he met the statutory requirement to request a statement.