The Employment Relations Authority has rejected a claim
for unjustified dismissal following a disciplinary process.
The employee marked down the price on products in a shop
without getting proper authorisation for the price. The price was lower than cost price and would
not have been authorised by management.
The employee then proceeded to purchase the stock items at the reduced
price.
The employer raised the matter as a misconduct
investigation and advised the employee fairly of what the allegations were and
gave them a fair opportunity to respond to the allegations. The employee was found guilty of serious
misconduct and was dismissed.
The ERA found that there were no defects in the process
followed by the employer and that the whole incident as brought about by the
employee’s improper conduct in lowering the price without authorisation and
then attempting to take advantage of that lower price by purchasing the product
for herself. All her claims for a personal
grievance were dismissed.
Alan
Knowsley
Employment
Lawyer Wellington
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