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![JAGJIT SINGH v L&B FOODS LIMITED and ANOR [2026] NZERA 13 - Unjustified dismissal upheld; $8,933 remedies (reduced) plus wage arrears.](/Images/site/EmploymentAdvocatesAucklandCard.jpg)
Unjustified dismissal upheld on procedural grounds.
The ERA accepted the employer had genuine attendance concerns and had raised them, but held the dismissal unjustified because the worker was not given a final chance to understand the seriousness of.
The ERA found he was a permanent employee and the dismissal was unjustified.
The ERA held the conduct relied on did not meet the serious misconduct threshold and the dismissal was unjustified.
The ERA accepted insolvency drove the closure, but held redundancy consultation was still required and the dismissal was unjustified.
The Authority ordered remedies and addressed unjustified dismissal issues (partly successful).