Art teacher's employment status case sent back to Labour Court for reconsideration

The High Court has ordered the case of an art teacher at Blackrock College in Dublin for 34 years to be reconsidered by the Labour Court after it overturned a finding in her favour in relation to her legal status as an employee.

Since 1984, Valerie Coyle was employed on a series on fixed-term contracts which were renewed at the start of the academic year for nine months. During school holidays between June and August, she had to sign on for Job Seeker's benefit.