Labour Court recommends promotion for lecturer after unfair interview process

The Labour Court recommended that Galway-Mayo Institute Of Technology appoint a lecturer to a supernumerary Senior Lecturer 1 post after finding the promotion interview process unfair. The recommendation was signed on 16 March 2004. The worker, whose name is not given in the published decision, had sought promotion after receiving zero marks for academic leadership and overall suitability. The Court said there were no interview records, the process was unstructured and there were no agreed, objectively verifiable marking criteria. It recommended appointment from the date he would have taken up the post if successful, in full and final settlement of claims arising from the competition.