Labour Court recommends €14,955 for nurse’s unpaid suspension

The Labour Court recommended that St Vincent’s University Hospital pay a staff nurse €14,955 in full and final settlement after finding her unpaid suspension was inappropriate. The decision was signed on 13 May 2009. The dispute concerned the nurse’s request to keep reduced hours and a roster after parental leave. The Court found that a signed change-of-hours form did not itself amount to an agreement, and that the hospital had made efforts to accommodate her. It also found the nurse had contributed to the situation, so no compensation was warranted for that aspect, but recommended payment for the period of unpaid suspension. The nurse was to choose among the hospital’s roster proposals or resume her normal contracted hours.