Disabilities hospital told to reinstate worker who slapped girl

A HOSPITAL for people with intellectual disabilities has been ordered to reinstate a worker it fired after he slapped a 12-year-old girl in a wheelchair.

The Employment Appeals Tribunal said Stewart’s Hospital Services in west Dublin had excessively punished care worker, John Taylor, of Moyglare Village, Maynooth, Co Kildare.

At teatime on July 4, 2006, Mr Taylor slapped the girl three times while two other workers watched — they subsequently reported the incident to management.