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Covid protocol failure akin to 'workplace assault', WRC rules
Summary
The Workplace Relations Commission has dismissed a complaint of unfair dismissal brought by a direct provision centre worker in Monaghan. The adjudicating officer found that Siarhei Klimasheuski was guilty of gross misconduct akin to workplace assault when he failed to comply with Covid-19 safety protocols at a facility operated by Tattonward Ltd in April 2020. The decision, published in June 2022, concluded that Mr Klimasheuski did not consistently wear required personal protective equipment, failed to sanitise surfaces, and did not enforce social distancing measures among residents despite being briefed on procedures in both English and Russian. Although the adjudicator identified significant defects in the dismissal process, including procedural irregularities and lack of a formal disciplinary hearing, she found the evidence of company witnesses more credible and determined the termination was not unfair. The breaches posed genuine infection control risks during the pandemic's early stages.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Covid protocol failure akin to 'workplace assault', WRC rules. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- April 2020 Other
- March 25th Other
- March 26th Other
- April 1 Other
- April 8th Other
- 14 April Incident
- 22 May Incident
- 10 April Other
- 14 April 2020 Other
- 2022-06-27 Publication
Why: "I am satisfied that these actions were acts of gross misconduct akin to a workplace assault on a colleague or resident, because in a way that is exactly what it was," she wrote. CNI source report
Case subjects
Applicant
Places mentioned
Topics
Stage Charge Or Pretrial Violent Crime
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