Labour Court dismisses Dermot Rogan’s appeal against ARAS

The Labour Court disallowed Dermot Rogan’s appeal against Kildare West Wicklow Community Addiction Services Ltd T/A Aras, affirming the Rights Commissioner’s decision that it lacked jurisdiction over his penalisation complaint. The determination was dated 3 November 2015; the complaint’s merits were not decided. Rogan accepted that County Kildare Leader Partnership was his employer, but said he wanted to pursue a separate complaint against ARAS. A complaint against the Partnership based on the same facts had been found not well founded and was not appealed.