Labour's Cllr Keith Martin has condemned the fact that Mayo has the longest delay in the country for cases to be heard by the Employment Appeals Tribunal.
Cllr Martin says it is disgraceful that 35 people in Mayo are being forced to endure a wait of 70 weeks for their case to be heard.
The Employment Appeals Tribunals deal with disputes about redundancy, unfair dismissal, maternity leave, the payment of wages and working times.
Cllr Martin says Enterprise, Trade and Employment Minister Micheal Martin is not doing enough to eradicate the long delays and backlogs.
"In Dublin the wait is only 16 weeks or four months while here in Mayo the delay is one year and four months. Its just not good enough. Having to go to a tribunal to get justice at work is stressful enough without having to wait nearly a year and a half to have your case heard. These cases should be dealt with within weeks not years and I have written to the Minister and called on him to immediately put the resources in place to cut Mayo's waiting times."
Sincerely Keith Martin Mobile 086 0691182 e-mail newseditor@ireland.com
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