Labour Court changes An Post return-to-work recommendation for worker on paid leave

The Labour Court varied a Rights Commissioner’s recommendation on An Post’s appeal over a worker’s return to work after years on paid special leave. The decision was dated 7 February 2011. It recommended that the worker take a role as an Outdoor Postal Operative, with his position reviewed after 12 months. The worker wanted to return to his former post office clerk role, while An Post sought redeployment. The Court said normal working relations had broken down and recommended written conduct standards, with disputes referred to a Court-nominated arbitrator. If the worker met the standards, a return to his former post should be considered.