A CRECHE has been ordered to pay €15,000 to a worker who was dismissed after a child in her care was found playing in a toilet bowl. The owner of the centre told the Employment Appeals Tribunal that she considered the incident major, and that it could have led to anything from e-coli to drowning. But the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) ordered Clevercloggs Full Day Care Nursery to pay €15,000 to Paula Fox as it deemed she was unfairly dismissed. The EAT report states that the same child again left the room unaccompanied on at least two occasions at the creche in Drumbear, Co Monaghan. On the day in question, March 11, 2011, five incidents were outlined that led to Ms Foxs dismissal. The EAT report stated that Ms Fox did not deny that the incidents occurred - but contended that staff to child ratios were not adhered to by the creche, and gave evidence of arriving that morning and being told that people were off.
Posted on: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 10:24:27 +0000
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