[2021] NZEmpC 95 Concrete Structures (NZ) Ltd v Rottier [pdf, 365 KB]
...Regrettably, the company had not advised him of this when sending him away. [100] At the hearing, it was argued that no payment was made because the company had a right to forfeit any wages due in the event of a termination under the IEA. [101] That was not a correct understanding of the legal position under the IEA. The right of forfeiture applied to a provision in the IEA which related to termination of employment. It did not relate to the provision that described abandonmen...