Apologies, I didn;t take the time to fully explain why I was quoting that section. The time limit defines the extend to which the Labour Court can backdate an award. For example, if you read the determination DWT0544, the Labour Court explains how they decided what dates the contravention on annual leave occured. NiallP is of course right, the Labour Court can make an award that is not limited to the value of the lost holidays etc within that limited period. In my experience, the Labour Court does heed the limitations but often add on an extra amount to "dissuade" the employer from repeating the infringement, and increasingly is more likely to do that. Maybe the OP can say what he is claiming (i.e. holidays, public holidays etc for what dates) and what date he lodged the claim and we can give him an opinion of what periods the Labour Court will consider.