Labour Court recommends rescinding Metro Hotel disciplinary sanction

The Labour Court recommended that Morus Limited Trading As Metro Hotel Dublin Airport rescind a disciplinary sanction against a night supervisor and amend its procedures to comply with the statutory code. The recommendation was signed on 1 August 2013. The worker was represented by Mandate. The worker had received a written warning, later reduced to a verbal warning on appeal. The Court found he had been denied representation, the company refused to take evidence from a witness who could support his account, and the sanction had remained on his record too long. It also noted his six-year unblemished record and that the process coincided with his query about shortfalls in social insurance contributions. The employer did not attend the hearing.