Labour Court recommends four weeks' pay for Ardoyne House porter

The Labour Court recommended that Ardoyne House Management Limited pay a porter compensation equal to four weeks' pay after finding the employer had not followed the required disciplinary procedures. The recommendation was dated 9 April 1999. The worker was dismissed while on probation. The Court said the probation terms did not remove the employer's duty to follow fair disciplinary procedures when addressing shortcomings in his work.