Labour Court reduces Eirfab Engineering settlement recommendation to £750

The Labour Court reduced a £1,000 settlement recommendation to £750 in Eirfab Engineering Limited’s appeal over a fitter’s dismissal. The decision was signed on 19 December 1996. The Rights Commissioner deemed the dismissal unfair and recommended £1,000 in full and final settlement. Eirfab Engineering argued the worker lacked the service needed to bring an unfair-dismissal claim and that the Rights Commissioner had not given it a proper hearing. It also said the worker refused a work request and was abusive. The worker disputed that account and said the disagreement over holiday work affected all workers. The Court found conflicting evidence about the events surrounding the dismissal and said £750 was a more appropriate settlement figure.