Labour Court dismisses union appeal over oral warning at St. Itas Hospital

The Labour Court dismissed a union appeal over an oral warning issued to a nurse at St. Itas Hospital, upholding the Rights Commissioner's recommendation that the worker's appeal against the warning should fail. The decision was dated 13 July 2007. The union argued that the investigation and disciplinary process were flawed. Management said it investigated a written complaint and that an independent review supported the warning. The Rights Commissioner had found the procedures and warning reasonable; the Labour Court saw no reason to alter that recommendation.