[2019] NZEmpC 81 Emmanuel v Waikato District Health Board [pdf, 300 KB]
...result in the employee being treated unfairly, then such defects will not cause a dismissal to be unjustifiable.5 The Waikato DHB could have made further inquiries, but was not obliged to do so [40] One of Mrs Emmanuel’s key points is that she requested the Waikato DHB contact her brother-in-law, who would have been able to provide information about the flight bookings. Her request to the Waikato DHB was late in the process and qualified by her advice that her brother-in-law wa...