Labour Court rejects worker’s appeal over Trinity College appointment

The Labour Court disallowed a worker’s appeal over Trinity College Dublin’s process for appointing a Head of Discipline of French, affirming the Adjudication Officer’s recommendation dated 26 February 2016. The worker, represented by IFUT, argued they were the only eligible candidate and should have been appointed. Trinity College Dublin said the post required an open, competitive process and that the worker had not won the election. The Court said it had no authority to interpret the college’s statutes and found no reasonable basis to disagree with the Adjudication Officer.