The
Employment Relations Authority has awarded an employee over $21,000 after the
employee was unjustifiably dismissed.
The
employee raised a personal grievance after his employer accused him of
breaching company policy which amounted to serious misconduct.
The
employee responded to the allegation saying that he had acted consistently with
the training he received when he first took the role, and common work practise.
The
ERA found that the company did not have a proper policy or procedure and relied
on on the job training. The ERA found that the employee had been improperly
trained and had not been instructed to depart from his training.
The
ERA awarded the employee over $9,800 in lost wages plus $12,000 in compensation
for humiliation, loss of dignity and injury to feelings.
Alan Knowsley
Employment Lawyer Wellington
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