Labour Court amends recommendation on George Keenan’s role at St Patrick’s Mental Health Services

The Labour Court amended an Adjudication Officer’s recommendation in George Keenan’s appeal concerning his gardening duties at St Patrick's Mental Health Services. The recommendation, dated 22 September 2017, calls for further discussion of his current and proposed duties before he chooses among three options. The employer said heavy gardening work had been outsourced and the role had become redundant. The union said a senior manager had advised Keenan his gardening duties would continue, and that his day-to-day duties had not been discussed with him. The Court recommended identifying which duties would continue, incorporating any required duties into the General Operative role, taking account of recommendations in the employer’s medical reports and completing the process within four weeks. Keenan should then choose among the three options.