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Constructive dismissal after non-payment of wages…
The Employment Relations Authority has upheld a personal grievance claim by an employee after he resigned when his wages were not paid. The ERA held that the non-payment of wages forced the employee to resign and that this was therefore a constructive dismissal.
As well as ordering the payment of the unpaid pay (plus costs), the ERA also awarded $12,000 compensation for the unjustified dismissal.
Alan Knowsley
Employment Lawyer
Wellington
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