Labour Court dismisses teacher’s appeal over part-time work complaint

The Labour Court dismissed teacher Hugh Rance’s appeal because it had no jurisdiction to hear his part-time work complaint. The determination was dated 1 December 2008. Rance, who worked 22 hours a week for County Cork VEC, argued that he was treated less favourably than a comparable full-time teacher. Both sides accepted that 22 hours was the normal working week for comparable full-time teachers. The merits were not decided.