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![MTY v Transport (Waimate) Limited [2025] NZERA 510 - Unjustified dismissal upheld; $57,298.10 remedies (costs reserved)](/Images/site/EmploymentAdvocatesAucklandCard.jpg)
The ERA found the employer dismissed an anonymised truck driver by effectively "running dead" after a heated meeting, then leaving him suspended without pay while the director was overseas. Unjustified dismissal was upheld and the Authority ordered $24,000 compensation, $30,558.84 lost remuneration, plus KiwiSaver and licence cost reimbursement (costs reserved).
A costs determination was made. Following the conclusion of the Authority's investigation meeting, TWSL was liquidated on 4 February 2025.
A penalty determination was made. Abhyudaya denies that Ms Xu was unjustifiably dismissed or unjustifiably disadvantaged and claims that she was justifiably dismissed following a fair redundancy procedure.
The Authority ordered remedies and addressed unjustified dismissal issues. An investigation meeting was set down for 20 May 2025 in Napier.
The Authority ordered remedies and addressed unjustified dismissal issues. Lanquan's employees increased to five when Mr Shen was employed from (at least) October 2023 until his dismissal on 6 August 2024.2 Lanquan had six employees during the three days Ms Wei worked in...
A costs determination was made. A year into her employment, Living Waters invited Ms Sutter to a catch up meeting and told her that her Practice Nurse role was being made redundant.
The Authority ordered remedies and addressed unjustified dismissal issues (partly successful). Mr Lazaro says that in a meeting on 4 December 2023 WCC dismissed him.
A costs determination was made. After further confirmation from Ms Hirst's representative, the single issue for investigation was one of unjustified direct dismissal.
