Labour Court rejects Eddie Grimes’s late unfair dismissal appeal

The Labour Court found Eddie Grimes’s appeal against an unfair dismissal decision was lodged outside the 42-day time limit and that it had no jurisdiction to hear it. The Court’s determination was dated 17 July 2019; the merits were not decided. Grimes said his spouse’s illness had delayed his appeal. His former employer, Laser Shipping Ltd, argued that the appeal was late and exceptional circumstances had not been established. The Court found the illness did not prevent him from appealing in time and did not amount to exceptional circumstances.