Labour Court recommends Dunnes Stores Tralee change disciplinary representation rules

The Labour Court found that Dunnes Stores Tralee breached the disciplinary procedures Code by refusing three workers their chosen trade union representation. In a recommendation signed on 1 November 2005, it said employees must be allowed to choose between representation by a colleague and a registered trade union. Mandate said management cancelled disciplinary meetings after the workers attended with a union official. The company said its procedures allowed representation by a colleague or friend and denied breaching the Code. The Court concluded that the choice of representative belonged to the employee, and recommended that the company amend its procedures accordingly.