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Teacher made redundant on basis of incorrect information…

The Employment Court has upheld a personal grievance claim for wrongful dismissal after a redundancy process at a preschool.

The employer presented information to the employee about the need to cut costs by making her position redundant.  However, the information overstated the savings to be made as the school employed two new employees to undertake the senior teacher’s duties, reducing the savings considerably.  The teacher had offered to take a pay cut, which if accepted would have achieved the same savings.

The Court ordered payment of lost wages of $14,300 and compensation of $7,000.

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