Labour Court rejects Karl Eldin’s late appeal against Boots Retail dismissal decision

The Labour Court dismissed Karl Eldin’s appeal against a decision that his unfair dismissal complaint against Boots Retail Ireland was not well founded. The Court found the appeal was received after the deadline and that Eldin had no justifiable excuse for the delay; the merits were not decided. The determination was signed on 10 December 2021. Eldin said he learned of the original decision three days after it was made and had been exceptionally busy working as a pharmacist during the pandemic. The Court found those circumstances did not justify the late appeal.