Labour Court sets aside Dublin City Council worker’s five-day suspension

The Labour Court allowed a worker’s appeal against Dublin City Council, setting aside a recommendation that had kept a five-day suspension in place. The decision was dated 3 July 2012. The worker said the Council wrongly blamed him for an injury and disciplined him over disputed evidence about an exchange with an inspector. The Council said it had applied its disciplinary procedure properly. The Court found no substantial evidential basis for management’s findings, ruled the sanctions and withholding of two days’ sick leave unjustified, and directed the Council to remove the disciplinary records from his file.