Labour Court recommends review in FÁS worker's long-running dispute

The Labour Court recommended that Fás - The Training & Employment Authority and a worker arrange an independent review of a long-running dispute involving allegations of bullying, oppression and victimisation. The recommendation was signed on 21 November 2007. The worker, represented by the Association of Higher Civil and Public Servants, said restructuring had undermined his career and that his application for Director of Finance was ignored. FÁS said the case centred on repeated unsuccessful applications for promotion to Director level. The Court recommended that an agreed reviewer use the terms of reference of an earlier external investigation, with both sides accepting the review's findings and outcome as final closure. The recommendation did not decide the allegations or award compensation.