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The ERA rejected the employee's constructive dismissal claim but upheld unjustified disadvantage findings because the employer ran a flawed, slow ...

ERA found Police acted unfairly by making adverse findings without a proper process, failing to properly deal with her bullying complaint, using those findings in relation to an external role.

ERA held a fixed-term seasonal worker was unjustifiably dismissed for redundancy because the employer decided to select him for redundancy before meeting him and did not consult.

The ERA found this was a dismissal and awarded $13,520 lost wages, $10,000 compensation, and $249.

ERA held the employee was constructively and unjustifiably dismissed when the employer told her not to return to work until mid-January and refused to pay her contracted hours.

ERA found the employee was unjustifiably dismissed after being summarily terminated and trespassed without any fair investigation into allegations he took cash from the till.

The Authority ordered arrears, lost remuneration, $18,000 compensation each (after contribution), and a $10,000 penalty.

A practical summary of Payal v JB Hospitality Ltd [2026] NZERA 18.