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.
![MON v ALLIED AUTO PARTS LIMITED [2025] NZERA 590 - 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). Mr Mon was dismissed by text message on 19 July 2023, and his employment came to an end two weeks later on 2 August 2023 after Mr Mon had worked out his notice period.
The Authority ordered remedies and addressed unjustified dismissal issues. Mr Chand claimed he was unjustifiably disadvantaged and unjustifiably dismissed by RCIL on 15 January 2023.
The Authority ordered remedies and addressed unjustified dismissal issues. Non-publication orders [3] Following the investigation meeting by AVL on 1 August 2025, the Authority Officer at my direction, invited the representatives to make submissions on whether non-publication...
The Authority ordered remedies and addressed unjustified dismissal issues. Ms Bell alleges that the redundancy was not genuine, and that the process followed was procedurally and substantively flawed, resulting in both unjustified dismissal and disadvantage, and a breach of...
The personal grievance for unjustified disadvantage was upheld. Do you want me to apologise to your staff And if you want to you can put in a formal complaint or email Jitesh [32] Mr Blignaut did not mention this incident or the text exchange to Mr Singh, which later would...
A costs determination was made. On 9 April 2024 Infosys dismissed Mr Jayalath for failing to comply with a direction for him to complete its mandatory online business modules.
The Authority ordered remedies and addressed unjustified dismissal issues. On 31 March 2024, RMD emailed her business partner FEN, advising that she was suspending access to the company's online shopping portal and was about to change banks and ensure that only she had access...
The Authority ordered remedies and addressed unjustified dismissal issues. She was given notice of her dismissal on 7 August 2023, and her employment ended on 21 August 2023.
