The Employment Relations Authority has upheld a personal
grievance for unjustified dismissal after finding several failings in the
employer’s process for dealing with a redundancy.
The employer advised the employee that her employment
would terminate as the business had been sold to a new company and all
employment agreements were ending. This
was not correct as no new company was buying the business. The transaction was only a sale of shares in
the existing business so the employer did not change.
The employer also failed to consult properly with the
employee over what new position would be offered and unilaterally reduced her
hours, pay and status.
The ERA awarded $2,200 lost wages plus $12,000
compensation for the employer’s breaches of good faith in the process.
Alan
Knowsley
Employment
Lawyer Wellington
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