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CANALES v THERMASHIELD LIMITED [2025] NZERA 522 - employment existed before first day; dismissal by text unjustified

CANALES v THERMASHIELD LIMITED [2025] NZERA 522 - employment existed before first day; dismissal by text unjustified

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Unfair Dismissal (Unjustified Dismissal) Case Summaries | ERA New Zealand Constructive Dismissal

Mr Canales accepted a part-time window-installer job with Thermashield but missed his intended first day because of a migraine. The case turned on whether an employment relationship had already been formed and whether later text messages brought it to an end.

Matched passage: For these reasons, The Authority concluded Thermashield did not fully and fairly investigate any allegations with Mr Canales before taking adverse action against him.
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UDUMULLAGA v HOPKINS JOINERY LIMITED [2025] NZERA 270 - employer-prepared resignation and redundancy dismissal unjustified

UDUMULLAGA v HOPKINS JOINERY LIMITED [2025] NZERA 270 - employer-prepared resignation and redundancy dismissal unjustified

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Unfair Dismissal (Unjustified Dismissal) Case Summaries | ERA New Zealand Unjustified Disadvantage Redundancy

Ms Udumullaga was presented with an employer-prepared resignation letter and was later told her job had already been disestablished. The dispute concerned redundancy, periods when she said she was fit and available to work, unpaid entitlements, and whether the employer's process was genuine and fair.

Matched passage: Later, Hopkins sufficiently investigated the circumstances before taking action to dismiss Ms Udumullaga; b.
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