The Workplace Relations Commission recommended €10,000 compensation for a worker who was not shortlisted for a driver role after a paper-based assessment of driving and fitness. The recommendation was dated 7 December 2022 under section 13 of the Industrial Relations Act 1969.
The worker said the shortlisting board did not consider all the information in the application. The employer said it applied the process consistently and allowing retrospective entry to a closed competition could be unfair to other candidates. The Commission for Public Service Appointments found the general scoring system was fairly applied, but identified breaches in the review process and in the use of driving and fitness criteria without practical assessments.
The WRC adjudicator said the worker’s marks in those areas could not be justified without practical assessment, and found the delay in responding to the internal review caused unnecessary stress. The WRC recommended €5,000 for the shortlisting flaws and €5,000 for the delay.