[2008] NZEmpC WC 7B/08 Hawkins v Commissioner of Police [pdf, 49 KB]
...awarded $15,000 compensation. [36] Although Waugh was not a case of dismissal, the former Chief Judge described it as a bad case of its kind. It was similar to the present case in that it involved the laying of criminal charges and humiliation was endured for a protracted period of time. Mr Waugh was awarded $50,000. [37] Also relevant to this survey are two High Court cases in which police officers developed mental stress as a result of their work conditions. In Brickell v Atto...