![Philip Moller v Cardinal Logistics Limited [2026] NZERA 318 - drug test refusal, unjustified dismissal, unjustified suspension](/Images/site/EmploymentAdvocatesAucklandCard.jpg)
Cardinal Logistics Limited dismissed the Applicant after he refused a drug and alcohol test, but the ERA found Cardinal did not establish genuine and reasonable grounds for requiring that test. Cardinal let him keep driving for about two hours after the alleged safety complaint, failed to verify the allegation, and the dismissal and suspension were found unjustified.
After a s 149 mediated settlement, the employer was required to pay $3,000 compensation to the employee, pay $3,500+GST to the employee's representative on invoice, and provide a certificate of service. The employer deliberately withheld compliance after hearing allegations the employee...
Preliminary determination. The estate of a deceased employee sought to bring a personal grievance (including constructive dismissal) against a New Zealand company after he died at work in Melbourne. The Authority held the NZ employment had ended before the move to Australia, a separate...
