In 1997, the Labour Court rejected an appeal by the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union, leaving in place a Rights Commissioner’s recommendation for a £12,000 lump sum for an unnamed worker whose employment with Midland Health Board was ending. The decision was signed on 6 February 1997.
The recommendation covered notice, holiday entitlement and statutory redundancy. The union argued that the worker’s hours were similar to those of a full-time employee and that the settlement was too low. It said £5,400 of the £12,000 was non-statutory compensation.
The Board said the worker and union had agreed to the recommendation, and that the worker had declined alternative roles. The Court found no grounds to amend the recommendation and rejected the appeal.