Donatus Okafor disputed falling asleep and said that he 'just had his eyes closed for a long duration of time'. Workplace Relations Commission Adjudicator Paul McKeon has dismissed Mr Okafor’s claim for unfair dismissal.
A Security Officer guarding tech giant Google’s Barrow Street base in Dublin was dismissed after being accused of falling asleep on the job.
READ MORE: Met Eireann forecast shows exact date temperatures in Ireland will hit 20C but there’s a catch Mr McKeon has found that Synergy Security Solutions was reasonably entitled to conclude that the actions of Mr Okafor were misconduct, which justified disciplinary sanction eventuating in dismissal.
On April 4th 2022, a company supervisor became concerned after Mr Okafor didn’t return any of the five calls made to the security control room at Google’s Barrow Street offices. In his evidence, Mr Okafor stated that his father had passed away on January 14th 2022 and he was feeling depressed at the time.
On the date of incident on April 4th, 2022, Mr Okafor stated that while he was on duty at the Google Barrow Street site, he became dizzy after taking the medication and sat down at his desk and closed his eyes.
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