Labour Court upholds decision on Eve Doherty’s protected disclosure appeal

The Labour Court upheld the Adjudication Officer’s decision on Eve Doherty’s appeal over her claim that she was penalised for making a protected disclosure. The decision is dated 23 November 2023. The appeal failed because Doherty confirmed she had not made a disclosure to a Garda member as required by the Criminal Justice Act 2011. Doherty said her employer, An Garda Siochana, penalised her by placing her on unpaid suspension while she served a prison sentence. The respondent disputed that she had made a qualifying disclosure or had been penalised for doing so. The Court found the complaint must fail because she had not made the disclosure required by the Act.