Labour Court upholds €3,000 recommendation for St John's Hospital worker, limits appointment recommendation

The Labour Court upheld a €3,000 compensation recommendation for a St John's Hospital worker passed over for promotion, but limited the appointment recommendation to the next vacancy arising within five years. The decision was signed on 15 May 2013. St John's Hospital appealed the Rights Commissioner's recommendation. The worker, represented by the Irish Nurses & Midwives Organisation, placed second in an internal competition, but the hospital appointed the first and third candidates. The Court accepted the hospital's practice of prioritising internal transfers and changes to existing staff hours, while finding that a unique combination of events led to the worker being bypassed.