Labour Court rejects crane driver’s unfair dismissal claim against John Sisk

The Labour Court recommended against the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union’s claim that a tower crane driver had been unfairly dismissed by John Sisk & Son Limited. The recommendation was signed on 11 October 2007. John Sisk & Son Limited said the worker could not be contacted in his crane and that there was a smell of alcohol when he came down. The worker denied the allegations and said he was dismissed immediately. The company maintained he resigned the following morning. The Court preferred the company’s account and concluded that the worker had resigned, not been dismissed. It did not recommend conceding the union’s claim.