Supreme Court Decides No Right to Legal Representation in Employment Disciplinary Hearing

The Supreme Court has confirmed the Court of Appeal decision regarding the absence of a right of an employee to legal representation in a workplace disciplinary investigation and hearing. This case involves an Iarnród Eireann employee, Barry McKelvey, who faces a disciplinary hearing over allegations of misappropriation of property in the workplace.

At the proposed disciplinary hearing arising from the investigation into allegations of theft the employee, pursuant to his contract of employment, is allowed representation by a work colleague or a trade union representative.

Mr McKelvey wished to be allowed legal representation and the Court of Appeal had decided there was no such right (read about that Court of Appeal case here). He appealed the decision to the Supreme Court who agreed with the Court of Appeal, albet for different reasons.

Read the rest here.

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Terry Gorry
http://EmploymentRightsIreland.com