Labour Court recommends Dublin Zoo clarify internal recruitment adverts

The Labour Court recommended that Dublin Zoo clarify its internal recruitment adverts and meet with a worker to discuss interview support and career progression. The decision, signed on 10 September 2024, followed the worker’s appeal over his exclusion from a 2021 recruitment competition. The worker argued that candidates without the required academic qualification, including the successful candidate, had been admitted, and sought an upgrade. Dublin Zoo disputed this and said he did not meet a role-grade requirement for internal applicants. The Court said it could not conclude from the material provided that the competition was unfair and that an upgrade was not a realistic resolution. The Court recommended clearer recruitment adverts and a meeting with the worker to discuss possible interview support and career progression.