An
employee working in a takeaway shop has been dismissed after getting into a
disagreement with her employer over having her iPad out at work. The employer
was concerned that the employee might use the device to take photos of the
business’ recipes.
The
Employment Relations Authority upheld the employee’s personal grievance claim
for unjustified dismissed as she was fired on the spot at the beginning of one
of her shifts.
The
ERA found that the employee had contributed to the grievance by badgering the
employer about her employment status in order to find out whether she was being
dismissed. The employee had further aggravated the employer by arriving at work
not in uniform.
The
employer was ordered to pay the employee $3,000 for lost wages and $1,000
compensation plus $750 towards her costs.
Alan Knowsley
Employment Lawyer Wellington
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