Labour Court varies Tesco Ireland recommendation, directs €1,250 payment to worker

The Labour Court varied a Rights Commissioner’s recommendation on Mandate’s appeal and directed Tesco Ireland Limited to pay an unnamed sales assistant €1,250. The Court signed its decision on 18 October 2005. The worker, employed at the company’s Longwalk store in Dundalk, had applied for a Counters Manager post after acting in the role. Mandate disputed the interview scoring and said she had carried out the duties; Tesco said she did not meet the advertised requirements and had declined the full contract terms. The Court said the worker deserved consideration for her experience and her disappointment with the interview process. It directed Tesco to pay €1,250 in full and final settlement, asked her to engage in the MMA programme and said the company should keep her position under review to assist future promotion.