Good to see an employer successfully appeal another daft decision in a sacked employee’s favour from the Employment Relations Authority.
This time, says the NZ Herald, the ERA had ruled in favour of a Philip Walker who successfully argued that the dirty emails he sent were part of a wider workplace culture.
So just how much filth can a bloke send in company time, according to the ERA?
Walker had been sacked from his job as a purchasing officer after sending 425 non-work-related emails to colleagues and family members between March and September last year.
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