Cork Apple worker found with explosive substance at work party insists he is 'not a criminal'

Stanislav Ivanov, who was awarded €4,500 after a ruling that he was unfairly dismissed, says he wants to clear his reputation

Apple insisted at the Workplace Relations Commission that they had a duty of care not just to its staff but to the wider community. File photo: David Creedon / Anzenberger

A former Apple worker in Cork who lost his job after traces of an explosive substance were found on his bag has appealed an award of €4,500 after a ruling that he was unfairly dismissed in order to seek his reinstatement by the company.

Stanislav Ivanov, a former technical support advisor with Apple at the company’s Holyhill campus in Cork, told a hearing of the Labour Court that he had appealed a ruling in his favour by the Workplace Relations Commission as he wanted former colleagues to see he was “not some type of criminal.”