Labour Court says Central Remedial Clinic warning should not have been imposed

The Labour Court recommended that a written warning issued to a worker at Central Remedial Clinic should not have been imposed. It signed the recommendation on 12 August 2019, after the worker appealed an earlier recommendation that the warning remain in place. The clinic had investigated a complaint that a staff member used a racist slur and issued the worker a warning. The Court found conflicting evidence about whether the incident happened and who was responsible. The alleged victim was not identified, and there was no corroborating evidence. It said the clinic should have stopped pursuing the matter unless an alleged victim could be identified or corroborating evidence became available. The warning had expired and been removed from the worker’s record. The Court recommended that both sides put the issue behind them.