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... ), which ordered payments to the applicant including: $3,600 for lost wages, $8,000 compensation, and a $2,000 global penalty for various statutory breaches. A later costs determination ( [2023] NZERA 157 ), which ...

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The employer was also ordered to pay $1,520 as wages in lieu of notice.

... to feelings (Employment Relations Act 2000, s 123(1)(c)(i)) No lost wages claimed: the determination records that lost wages were not pursued. Costs reserved: the Authority set a timetable for memoranda if the ...

Lost wages declined: while lost wages were claimed, the evidence did not support an award for lost wages (including issues around mitigation and health).

Preserve documents: keep emails, text messages, rosters, wage records, letters, meeting notes, CCTV, investigation material, and medical documents where relevant.

Evidence and interviews An investigation may include documents, emails, text messages, CCTV, rosters, wage records, photos, customer complaints, policy documents, witness interviews, and the respondent's explanation.

Employers should still be careful about discrimination, harassment, disadvantage unrelated to the dismissal, unpaid wages, holiday pay, minimum employment standards, health and safety issues, and good faith obligations.