Labour Court upholds recommendation on Sligo firefighter’s return-to-work conditions

The Labour Court upheld in full a Rights Commissioner’s recommendation on a retained firefighter’s return-to-work conditions and loss-of-earnings claim. The decision was signed on 20 October 2015. The worker, represented by the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union, sought to return without the proposed preconditions. Sligo County Council said it had relied on medical advice and would facilitate his return once the conditions were met. The Rights Commissioner recommended that he accept revised conditions and recommended against his loss-of-earnings claim. The Labour Court upheld both recommendations, noting that agreement over the revised conditions appeared to have waned.