Labour Court upholds recommendation on Laois County Council probation dispute

The Labour Court upheld the Rights Commissioner’s recommendation and disallowed the union’s appeal over Laois County Council’s extensions of a worker’s probationary period. The decision was signed on 3 November 2003. The worker had been made permanent with effect from 17 December 2002, and the council guaranteed that the extensions would have no future impact. The Court also noted that the council had changed its probation assessment method to ensure workers were told about performance concerns.