WRC recommends €1,000 and future transfer opportunity for worker moved to Area T

The WRC recommended that a local authority consider a worker for the next opportunity to transfer back to Area B and offer him €1,000 in recognition of his cooperation. The recommendation was dated 10 June 2022. The worker, a general operative and ganger, objected to a permanent transfer to Area T, saying the larger area made his childcare responsibilities difficult. The authority said the employment contract allowed it to move staff and that the transfer met a safety need. The officer said the transfer right was supported by the contract and public-service agreements, but noted that the worker’s skills and training had made him valuable in the new area. The recommendation was a one-off and was not to be used as a precedent.