Labour Court upholds decision on Anson Friend’s time-barred minimum-wage claim

The Labour Court upheld the Adjudication Officer’s decision on Anson Friend’s complaint against Leon Kinsella under the National Minimum Wage Act. It found the claim was outside the statutory time limit, Friend’s appeal failed, and the determination was dated 24 November 2020; the merits were not decided. Friend said events abroad prevented him from lodging his claim sooner. Kinsella argued reasonable cause had not been established, including because Friend had not explained the delay after returning to Australia. The Court agreed that Friend’s explanation did not explain or excuse the delay.