Labour Court rejects union appeal over Cablelink verbal warning

The Labour Court rejected the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union’s appeal and upheld the Rights Commissioner’s recommendation that the union and worker accept Cablelink Limited’s decision over a verbal warning. The Court’s decision was dated 27 January 1997. The union argued that a supervisor breached the company-union agreement by issuing the warning and that the worker had not been given a chance to put forward his case. Cablelink said the warning reflected performance concerns and was issued on the supervisor’s manager’s instruction. The Court found no reason to amend the recommendation.