Restrictions OK
Jurisdiction Employment Relations Authority - Auckland
Reference No AA 208/02
Hearing date 27 Mar 2002 - 9 May 2002 (2 days)
Determination date 15 July 2002
Member R A Monaghan
Representation L Robinson ; B J Banks
Location Auckland
Parties Glass v National Bank of New Zealand
Summary UNJUSTIFIED DISMISSAL - Serious misconduct - Whether dismissal predetermined - Whether failure to reasonably consider alternative culprit - Whether procedurally fair - Discrepancies in transfers of money - Investigation conducted - Investigation suggested discrepancies came from applicant - Applicant given opportunity to explain - No predetermination - Initial investigation suggested possible cause - Initial investigation did not predetermine outcome - Failed to provide all details of misconduct to applicant - Failure not fatal to overall process - Alternatives seriously considered - Dismissal justified - Non-publication order - Details of financial transactions prohibited from publication - Customer services officer
Result Application dismissed ; Costs reserved
Cases Cited Airline Stewards & Hostesses of NZ IUOW v Air NZ Ltd [1990] 3 NZILR 584 ; [1990] 3 NZLR 549;W & H Newspapers Ltd v Oram [2000] 2 ERNZ 448 ; [2001] 3 NZLR 29
Number of Pages 7
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