There are lessons for all employers in the case of David Bate, who was awarded $NZ189,950 ($A177,660) in an unjustified dismissal case against IBM New Zealand, a top employment lawyer says particularly local subsidiaries of multinationals left grappling to speedily implement a restructure ordered by an offshore parent.
In a determination filed on April 5, the Employment Relations Authority awarded Mr Bate $NZ15,000 compensation for humiliation, loss of dignity and injury to feelings.
It noted evidence that in the wake of his firing, the 22-year IBM veteran required medication to sleep, and that he was easily agitated and prone to disproportional responses to minor irritations.
IBM was also ordered to pay him $NZ174,950 as reimbursement for…
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