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Ritchies did not establish a valid substantive reason to end the employment, such as serious misconduct or redundancy.
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... properly consulting and following lawful processes (including any restructure/redundancy process if relevant). Do not rely on vague "understandings": if the written agreement fixes hours, a claimed pre-contract ...
In Ceres New Zealand LLC v DJK,2 the employee was issued a dismissal letter for redundancy on 16 January 2019.
Further and crucially, a worker must be afforded an opportunity to comment on any redundancy proposal prior to a decision being finalised.
Practical takeaways Redundancy determinations usually turn on genuineness and consultation quality.
After that, They continue through a restructure proposal and decision by MPI, subsequent PSA legal action and a settlement agreement reached.
Unfair Dismissal Cases
199
Unjustified Disadvantage
71
Redundancy
38
Constructive Dismissal
31
90 day trial
26
Employment Law News Opinion
24
Employment Law Advice For Employers
20
Unfair Dismissal
20
Employment Lawyers
13
Employment Court
12
Costs
7
Employment Mediation
6
No Win No Fee
6
Casual Employment
3
Covid 19
3
ERA
3
Special Interest Cases
3
Holidays Act
1