This case is an appeal by the Respondent, Imtiaz Ranjh,  practising under Sky Solicitors,  against an Adjudication Officer’s Decision which found the complaint to be well founded and awarded arrears of €24,155.31 to the Complainant, Mr. Imtiaz Khan. The Respondent did not accept that the Complainant was an employee. The parties could not agree on the hours that were worked or what payment was received by the Complainant. The Respondent submitted that even if the Complainant was an employee, his complaint was out of time.

The Complainant commenced employment with the Respondent on the 7thAugust 2017. It was his submission that he regularly worked 50/60 hours and more during his period of employment. He submitted that he was not