Labour Court upholds recommendation on chargehand grading at Our Lady’s Hospice

The Labour Court upheld a Rights Commissioner’s recommendation that a maintenance fitter/plumber at Our Lady’s Hospice was correctly graded as a chargehand. The decision was dated 19 July 2006, and the worker’s appeal failed. The worker had sought promotion to working foreman, saying he took on extra duties after a manager left. The Hospice said the chargehand grade reflected the work and responsibility involved. The Court agreed that the grade reflected the duties and level of responsibility in his current role.