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

The Labour Court upheld the Adjudication Officer’s decision on Anson Friend’s Payment of Wages Act complaint against Leon Kinsella, after finding 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 had prevented him from lodging the claim sooner. Kinsella argued reasonable cause had not been established, including because Friend had not explained the four months after returning to Australia before filing. The Court agreed that Friend’s explanation did not explain or excuse the delay.