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... after a restructure merging English and Maori newsroom functions. The ERA accepted the restructure had genuine business reasons, but held the redundancy dismissal unjustified because key proposal information was not ...

The ERA held this was a dismissal at the employer's initiative (a 'sending away'), not an agreed early finish, and the employer could not.

The ERA found the trial clause was not in the signed agreement (only a probation clause), so the employee could bring an unjustified dismissal claim.

The ERA found the employer did not investigate properly or give either employee a real opportunity to respond.

The ERA held the employee's dismissal was unjustified because the disciplinary process had significant defects, including an early stand-down before ...

ERA held the employer could not rely on a one-year fixed-term clause because the statutory requirements were not met (no genuine reasons agreed and reasons not recorded).

ERA held the employee's redundancy dismissal was unjustified: Pamu relied on automation efficiencies but did not clearly justify why the AP Team ...

ERA held a night shift recovery support worker was unjustifiably dismissed after video evidence of sleeping was relied on, in circumstances where ...