Labour Court declines jurisdiction over Airline worker’s lay-off dispute

The Labour Court declined jurisdiction over an Airline worker’s dispute about his lay-off, so the merits were not decided. The decision was dated 30 June 2022. The worker said he was selected for lay-off without consultation, despite having more experience than some colleagues who remained at work. He also said belongings were removed from his locker without permission and that the employer had not communicated meaningfully with him. The Court said the dispute repeated matters pursued under other employment laws and concerned the hours or working time of a group of workers, with several hundred employees on lay-off. It noted the locker issue could be separated from the wider dispute, but declined to make a recommendation because it had no jurisdiction over the claim as framed.