Firm's dismissal of driver who 'only inhaled joint a couple of times' deemed fair

Mr Morris accepted that he knew when he smoked it, that it was a joint, but he did not think anything of it as it was Saturday, and he only inhaled a couple of times. File photo: Getty

A decision by a building materials supplier to dismiss a driver for failing a drugs test after he admitted to smoking a single joint was fair.

That is according to the Labour Court which has thrown out an unfair dismissal action taken by James Morris against Sig Trading (Ireland) Ltd.