Labour Court affirms recommendation in Cheshire Ireland worker’s appeal

The Labour Court affirmed a recommendation rejecting a worker’s challenge to Cheshire Ireland’s disciplinary process in a decision dated 26 September 2019. The worker, represented by the Services Industrial Professional Technical Union, argued that the company bypassed initial counselling and did not apply sanctions progressively. Cheshire Ireland said it had provided supervision, support and retraining, and that a Stage 2 Written Warning was justified by repeated medication errors. The Court found no fault in how the company handled the performance shortcomings and no unfairness in its disciplinary process.