The Employment Relations Authority has upheld a claim for
unjustified dismissal after a roofing worker was dismissed for flirting with a
customer.
The employer held an investigation meeting and alleged
that a complaint had been received from a women client about the behaviour of
the worker. In reality the complaint had
been received from the woman’s husband, who was upset at the attention his wife
was paying to the worker while the worker was working with his shirt off. The
ERA held there were no grounds to dismiss the employee.
The ERA awarded the employee $22,875 compensation for
injury to feelings and the unjustified dismissal.
Alan
Knowsley
Employment
Lawyer Wellington
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