Labour Court upholds recommendation to remove Cablelink worker’s warning

The Labour Court upheld a Rights Commissioner’s recommendation that Cablelink Limited remove a final written warning from a telephonist’s file. The decision was signed on 11 May 1987, after Cablelink appealed. The worker had entered a derogatory remark about a customer in the company’s computer system. The remark was deleted before the service docket was issued. Cablelink imposed a one-week suspension and a final written warning. The union argued the lost week’s pay was sufficient discipline and that the warning could affect the worker’s future prospects. The Labour Court agreed with and upheld the Rights Commissioner’s recommendation.