Labour Court rejects union appeal over Dublin Corporation worker’s suspension

In 1995, the Labour Court rejected the Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians’ appeal over a worker’s suspension by Dublin Corporation. The decision was dated 27 June 1995. The Rights Commissioner had recommended reducing the suspension from six days to three days without pay while leaving the final written warning in place; the Labour Court found no reason to amend that recommendation. The worker said he could not reach the tenant at a maintenance job and denied using abusive or threatening language to his foreman. The foreman said he could not find the worker and that the worker later spoke abusively when questioned about his absence. Dublin Corporation argued that the worker was absent without permission and cited his disciplinary history. The Court restated the seriousness of the situation for the appellant.