The Labour Court disallowed Hugh Rance’s appeal and affirmed the Rights Commissioner’s decision on his penalisation complaint against County Cork Vocational Education Committee (Vec). The determination was signed on 2 November 2009. Rance alleged that a delay in answering Teaching Council queries about his qualifications was linked to an earlier complaint. The Court found no basis for that link and said the delay caused no material detriment, so it was not penalisation.