Labour Court Database __________________________________________________________________________________ File Number: CD88565 Case Number: LCR11969 Section / Act: S67 Parties: IRISH RAIL - and - NATIONAL BUSWORKERS' UNION |
The disciplining of 2 signalmen employed in the Central Train Control.
Recommendation:
2. Having considered the submissions made by the parties the
Court is of the view that with regard to the seriousness of the
offence the Company's action was not unreasonable but because of
the possibility that the initial penalty may have, in part, been
influenced by the additional allegation, since withdrawn, the
Court recommends that the penalty be amended to provide that
subject to good behaviour as depot persons the workers concerned
after a period of six months have their signal certificates
restored and they be reinstated as signalmen as of that date i.e.
6 months from the date on which the penalty was originally
imposed.
The Court further does not find that the Company's method of
operating the grievance procedure was in any way faulty.
Division:
Text of Document__________________________________________________________________
CD88565 RECOMMENDATION NO. LCR11969
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACTS, 1946 TO 1976
SECTION 18.(1)(B)
PARTIES: IRISH RAIL
and
NATIONAL BUSWORKERS' UNION
SUBJECT:
1. The disciplining of 2 signalmen employed in the Central Train
Control.
BACKGROUND:
2. Further to the Court's investigation of the above dispute on
19th July, 1988, the following is the Court's recommendation.
RECOMMENDATION:
2. Having considered the submissions made by the parties the
Court is of the view that with regard to the seriousness of the
offence the Company's action was not unreasonable but because of
the possibility that the initial penalty may have, in part, been
influenced by the additional allegation, since withdrawn, the
Court recommends that the penalty be amended to provide that
subject to good behaviour as depot persons the workers concerned
after a period of six months have their signal certificates
restored and they be reinstated as signalmen as of that date i.e.
6 months from the date on which the penalty was originally
imposed.
The Court further does not find that the Company's method of
operating the grievance procedure was in any way faulty.
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Signed on behalf of the Labour Court
John O'Connell
______________________
29th July, 1988.
B.O'N./J.C. Deputy Chairman