WRC recommends €3,000 goodwill payment over hospital promotion process

A WRC adjudication officer recommended a €3,000 goodwill payment to a hospital worker over a disputed promotion process. The recommendation, dated 9 September 2024, said the worker could not be appointed to the post or receive retrospective pay because a moratorium prevented the vacancy being filled. The worker said he was placed on temporary and permanent promotion panels but was overlooked for an earlier temporary vacancy. The hospital said the post was temporary and that the worker was told this before the offer. The officer found the worker was treated unfairly and that the process could have been more transparent. The officer said the earlier grievance process had not explained why he was not appointed to the temporary post.