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Stopping work without clarity can be a dismissal: if a worker reasonably believes employment has ended, the employer can be exposed to unjustified dismissal liability.

... collective agreement Issues: unjustified disadvantage (suspension), unjustified dismissal (was it a dismissal or voluntary resignation), and remedies Outcome: both personal grievances succeeded (unjustified ...

Employment Relations Authority decisions involving Christmas party incidents that have led to disciplinary action up to and including dismissal.

A paid four week notice period will apply if dismissal occurs when an employee has chosen not to be Covid-19 vaccinated.

The ERA rejected the constructive dismissal claim because the STI was discretionary and annual,.

The ERA accepted the redundancy was genuine and the dismissal was substantively justified, but found significant good faith/consultation defects - including failure to proactively disclose information.