Labour Court overturns recommendation in Sligo Borough Council worker dispute

The Labour Court overturned a recommendation that a worker be appointed to a general operative post in a proposed parks division at Sligo Borough Council, upholding the Council’s appeal. The Court’s decision was dated 10 June 2002. The worker, represented by the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union, had worked in gardening and objected after being transferred out of the section. The Council said he had not been permanently assigned to gardening and argued it needed to retain the ability to reassign staff while negotiations on a reorganisation package continued. The Court noted that the proposed reorganisation could change the gardening section’s position and urged both sides to finalise the package as soon as possible.