![LJB v EBD [2026] NZERA 78 - resigned employee sent home mid-notice with no process; dismissal unjustified; $16,500 compensation plus $9,000 penalties for withheld wages and missing time records](/Images/site/EmploymentAdvocatesAucklandCard.jpg)
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.
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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 held the employee's dismissal was unjustified because the disciplinary process had significant defects, including an early stand-down before his views were sought, ...
The ERA found this was a dismissal and awarded $13,520 lost wages, $10,000 compensation, and $249.
Unjustified dismissal and unjustified disadvantage found for four migrant laundry workers.
The Authority found the dismissal was unjustified.
Unfair Dismissal Cases
142
Unjustified Disadvantage
56
Redundancy
27
Constructive Dismissal
25
90 Day Trial
22
Unfair Dismissal
20
Employment Law News Opinion
18
Employment Law Advice For Employers
12
Employment Lawyers
9
Costs
7
Employment Court
7
Employment Mediation
6
No Win No Fee
6
Casual Employment
3
Covid 19
3
ERA
3
Special Interest Cases
2
Holidays Act
1