WRC declines jurisdiction over worker’s promotion dispute

The WRC declined jurisdiction over a worker’s dispute about the experience criteria for promotion to District Officer. The recommendation was dated 19 August 2024. The worker said acting-up and intermittent service should count towards the three years’ satisfactory Station Officer experience required for consideration. The employer said the criteria were applied consistently and the worker would not meet the requirement even if intermittent service counted. The adjudication officer said changing the criteria could affect other candidates and the dispute was connected to the rate of pay of a body of workers; the merits were not decided.