Labour Court upholds reduced warning for G4S worker

The Labour Court rejected a worker’s appeal and upheld a recommendation to reduce a final written warning to a written warning and treat it as expired. The decision was signed on 3 February 2012. G4S Support Services (Ireland) Ltd had issued the warning after two incidents involving alleged inappropriate treatment and threats between workers. The worker, represented by the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union, argued that the incidents did not happen as described. The company said the warning followed the worker’s reaction and language, and that management witnessed the second incident. The Court considered both sides’ submissions and noted that the matter had no lasting adverse effect on working relationships or arrangements.