Labour Court upholds €1,000 recommendation in worker’s regrading dispute

The Labour Court upheld a recommendation that St Patrick's Hospital Cork Limited pay a worker €1,000 gross compensation and backdate her next increment. The decision was dated 31 May 2010. The dispute concerned the worker’s regrading from Clerical Officer Grade 3 to Grade 4. She argued she should have been placed one point higher and said hospital managers agreed. The hospital said the upgrade was not a promotion, its terms had been negotiated with her, and she had not queried her placement for 19 months. The Court found the Rights Commissioner’s proposed resolution fair and appropriate and disallowed the worker’s appeal.