[2025] NZEmpC 126 Larsen v Fire and Emergency New Zealand (judgment of Judge JC Holden, 26 June 2025 [pdf, 210 KB]
...Authority’s investigation meeting, apparently after it was raised by the Authority member, Mr Larsen agreed to apply for an available station officer role at Whangārei on compassionate grounds. He says he did that because he felt he then had the protection of the Authority process. [39] He was successful in the application and commenced in the station officer role in Whangārei on 18 January 2024. [40] Mr Larsen now seeks: (a) lost wages covering the period he was on unpaid l...