Labour Court affirms time-bar ruling on Sandra Morris’s appeal

The Labour Court affirmed the decision that Ms Sandra Morris’s unfair dismissal complaint against Dyson Ireland was out of time, and her appeal failed. The determination was dated 30 July 2021. The merits were not decided. Morris said Dyson dismissed her by letter dated 30 August 2018 and that she waited for a Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection decision on her employment status before making her complaint. Dyson argued her engagement had ended by December 2014. The Court found that the delay of more than four months after the Department’s February 2019 decision was not reasonable cause. It did not resolve whether a dismissal occurred or determine her employment status.