Labour Court dismisses worker’s safety penalisation appeal

The Labour Court dismissed a worker’s appeal against a finding that her dismissal was not penalisation for safety complaints. The determination was signed on 10 November 2015. Katherine Gordon & Company Ltd said it had decided to dismiss the accounting technician over performance concerns before her workplace accident. The worker said her dismissal followed her accident report and contact with the Health and Safety Authority. The Court accepted the employer’s account, finding the protected actions were not an operative factor and there was no connection between them and the dismissal. The complaint was not well-founded.