![Edmundo Marcelo v Golden Bulls Limited [2025] NZERA 814 - chef dismissed after failed food safety inspection; substantive grounds, but process flaws made dismissal unjustified; $13,707 ordered](/Images/site/EmploymentAdvocatesAucklandCard.jpg)
ERA accepted serious food safety and hygiene deficiencies justified dismissal in substance, but found the suspension and termination process was flawed and unfair.
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The ERA found unjustified dismissal and unjustified disadvantage.
The failure to pay wages was a serious breach that foreseeably compelled her resignation, so the resignation was a constructive dismissal.
Unfair Dismissal (Unjustified Dismissal) Case Summaries | ERA New Zealand
Medical Incapacity Dismissal
On the day of dismissal, she had told the company that her medical position had improved, that she had a negative Covid test, a valid driver licence and an updated medical certificate.
... questions and reached the opposite conclusions. The ERA found the dismissal unjustified because Corrections blurred the criminal and employment issues, did not properly identify and assess the remaining policy ...
Unfair Dismissal (Unjustified Dismissal) Case Summaries | ERA New Zealand
Medical Incapacity Dismissal
However, the dismissal was unjustified because the decision maker relied on several concerns in the final decision letter that had not been put to ZZP for comment.
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