Labour Court upholds £800 recommendation to worker in KC Express appeal

The Labour Court upheld a Rights Commissioner’s £800 compensation recommendation to a worker after dismissing KC Express Couriers Limited’s appeal. The decision was dated 6 June 2001. The company argued that the worker had been its last person hired, had refused alternative work and had received too much compensation for six months’ employment. The worker said he was dismissed after a week of sick leave and disputed the company’s explanation that it was reducing staff. The Court considered the recommendation reasonable in the circumstances.