Mine put sick worker under surveillance

A tribunal has found that the owners of Tara Mines in Co Meath were disproportionate in hiring a private investigator to place an injured worker under covert surveillance for a 13-day period.

In the case, the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has awarded miner, Gerry Clarke, €8,000 after finding that he was unfairly dismissed by Boliden Tara Mines Ltd in May 2011.

Mr Clarke sustained a head and neck injury while travelling in a company jeep on an underground roadway which was in poor condition on April 10, 2011.