Labour Court rejects late unfair-dismissal appeal against Mount Anville Secondary School

The Labour Court has affirmed a decision that it had no jurisdiction to investigate Emmanuelle Toulliou’s unfair-dismissal claim against Mount Anville Secondary School because it was referred outside the six-month time limit. The appeal decision was signed on 17 September 2026. Toulliou said bereavement, hopes of further work at the school and her belief that she had 12 months to file explained the delay. The Court found no reasonable cause to extend the deadline, saying her belief reflected a mistaken understanding of the law. It did not decide the merits of the dismissal claim.