![UDUMULLAGA v HOPKINS JOINERY LIMITED [2025] NZERA 270 - The Authority ordered remedies and addressed unjustified dismissal issues (partly successful).](/Images/site/EmploymentAdvocatesAucklandCard.jpg)
The Authority ordered remedies and addressed unjustified dismissal issues (partly successful). However, she was presented with an unsigned letter of resignation which had been prepared by Hopkins and dated 8 November 2023.
New Zealand unfair dismissal (unjustified dismissal) case summaries from the Employment Relations Authority (ERA), explaining key facts, outcomes, and lessons for employees and employers.
These unfair dismissal (unjustified dismissal) case summaries cover Employment Relations Authority (ERA) decisions from across New Zealand. Each case highlights the facts, the Authority's reasoning, and the outcome, so you can see what tends to help or hurt a dismissal justification.
If you are dealing with a dismissal dispute, these examples can help you understand common errors in process, the standard of reasonableness applied, and typical remedies where a dismissal is found to be unjustified.
The Authority ordered remedies and addressed unjustified dismissal issues (partly successful). However, she was presented with an unsigned letter of resignation which had been prepared by Hopkins and dated 8 November 2023.
In Lekeisha Ramsay v National Storage Ltd [2025] NZERA 269, the ERA found a probationary period dismissal was unjustified where the employer relied on inaccurate absence data and did not fairly assess suitability through training, guidance, and genuine consideration of the employee's feedback. The ERA ordered $9,000 compensation (after a 10% contribution reduction) plus $14,040.40 gross lost wages and holiday pay, with KiwiSaver to be calculated. Good faith penalty claims under s 134 and aiding and abetting claims were dismissed.
The Authority ordered remedies and addressed unjustified dismissal issues. Second, he alleged he was unjustifiably dismissed on 21 December 2023.
The Authority ordered remedies and addressed unjustified dismissal issues. The Authority found the employer has failed to demonstrate it met the requirements under s 103A for employer when dismissing an employee.
The Authority ordered remedies and addressed unjustified dismissal issues (partly successful). Mr Kalkat alleges he was unjustifiably dismissed and is seeking remedies of compensation and lost wages.
The Authority ordered remedies and addressed unjustified dismissal issues. Determination: 5 May 2025 DETERMINATION OF THE AUTHORITY Employment relationship problem [1] Xinhua (Henry) Hao resigned from his employment with South Pole IP Holding (NZ) Limited (South Pole) on 26...
A penalty determination was made. Ms Stillman says her dismissal on the basis of redundancy was not genuine, in that it lacked substantive justification and was procedurally deficient.
The Authority ordered remedies and addressed unjustified dismissal issues. During the meeting he had said allegations of theft had been made but he explained he purchased and used his own supplies for his own food preparation, not those belonging to Browne St.