Labour Court rejects Commissioners Of Irish Lights appeal over worker’s demotion

In 1992, the Labour Court rejected the Commissioners Of Irish Lights’ appeal and upheld a recommendation concerning a worker’s demotion, with an amendment limiting salary loss to the period from demotion through 1 December 1992. The decision was dated 22 December 1992, and the worker was restored to his previous rank from that date. The original recommendation also called for an agreed job specification and 12 months’ probation. The Rights Commissioner criticised the disciplinary process, saying the worker was denied his chosen representative and time to prepare a defence. The employer said the worker had struggled with cashier duties and breached record-keeping procedures. The National Union Of Civil And Public Servants represented the worker.