Labour Court recommends Rosderra Meats remove two worker warnings

The Labour Court recommended that Rosderra Meats remove two written warnings from a worker’s personnel file, finding the disciplinary procedures inappropriate in the circumstances. The recommendation was signed on 23 November 2016. The worker, represented by the Technical, Engineering and Electrical Union, had appealed both warnings, which were downgraded but remained on his record. One concerned the First Aiders Register and the other camera-phone use at work. The employer did not attend the hearing. The Court said the warning for camera-phone use was unwarranted because maintenance staff routinely used phones to record technical details. It also recommended expunging the warning concerning the First Aiders Register, which had expired.