Labour Court refuses late Payment of Wages appeal by former Stobart Air worker

The Labour Court refused Mr Daragh Bolton’s request to extend the deadline for his Payment of Wages appeal against Stobart Air UC In Liquidation. The decision was signed on 16 October 2023; the Court said it had no jurisdiction to hear the substantive appeal, so the merits were not decided. The appeal concerned a complaint previously found not well founded by an adjudication officer. The Labour Court received Bolton’s notice one day after the 42-day deadline. He said he had been working as a healthcare worker, faced a three-hour daily commute and family difficulties, and misunderstood the appeal process. The Court found that exceptional circumstances had not been established and refused to extend the deadline.