The Labour Court disallowed a worker’s appeal over a promotion competition at Medite Europe Ltd T/A Coillte Panel Products and affirmed the Rights Commissioner’s recommendation. The decision was dated 21 November 2014. The worker said a manager made inappropriate comments before his interview and then sat on the selection panel. The employer said the selection process was fair and transparent. The Court considered the comments unfortunate but found they did not invalidate the process, particularly because the worker did not object to the manager’s participation until after the result was announced. It found no reasonable basis to interfere with the recommendation for detailed feedback and, if possible, a plan to help the worker build skills for future promotion.