Labour Court allows Fergal Brodigan appeal over Juris Dubina safety complaint

The Labour Court allowed Fergal Brodigan trading as FB Groundworks’ appeal and set aside the Rights Commissioner’s decision on Juris Dubina’s workplace safety penalisation complaint. In a determination dated 10 December 2008, the Court found the complaint was not well founded. Dubina said Brodigan dismissed him after he initiated proceedings under workplace safety legislation. Brodigan said he dismissed Dubina for redundancy on 21 December 2007, before learning about the proceedings. The Court found Dubina was dismissed on that date and that Brodigan learned of the proceedings on 4 January 2008. It concluded the dismissal could not have been caused by the proceedings.