999 operator who passed out on job unfairly dismissed

A 999 emergency phone call operator who passed out on the job and was sacked as a result has won her claim for unfair dismissal.

The Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) found that Samantha Marshall was unfairly dismissed by Conduit Enterprises Limited in 2013 and awarded her €9,750.

The three-member tribunal was spilt on the issue with the one of the members finding Conduit Enterprises did not unfairly dismiss her.