Labour Court upholds Roadstone Woods sanction after safety breach

The Labour Court upheld a Rights Commissioner recommendation rejecting a worker’s appeal against a written warning and two weeks’ unpaid suspension imposed by Roadstone Woods Limited. The decision was signed on 11 March 2013. The union said the worker followed a practice that had developed over time while clearing a blocked bin over a hopper. The company said he had breached safety procedures by entering the bin while the conveyor was operating, despite having received training. The Court found that he breached electrical isolation procedures and had attended training on the point two weeks earlier. It said it did not uphold the appeal to overturn the sanction, and the appeal failed.