Labour Court dismisses union appeal over HSE Northern Area nurse transfer

The Labour Court dismissed a union appeal over a clinical nurse manager’s transfer from St Francis Day Hospital in Raheny to Coolock Day Care Centre, upholding the Rights Commissioner’s recommendation against keeping her in Raheny on a personal-to-holder basis. The decision was dated 9 January 2006. The union argued that the worker had been at the Raheny hospital since 1989 and understood the placement to be permanent. HSE Northern Area said management could rotate community staff to meet service needs and that rotation had existed since 1989.