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Question Details: If an employee took a personal grievance action against their employer, what is the maximum compensation that the employee could get if they were successful?
Filed under Employment Law | 2111 View(s)
Community Law Wellington & Hutt Valley
If an employee is successful under a personal grievance action against their employer, they may receive the following types of financial compensation:
Reimbursement for lost wages or money
Compensation for:
- The way in which the employee is affected personally (such as humiliation, loss of dignity, or injury to feelings)
- the loss of any benefits that the employee might have expected if the grievance had not arisen
For more information on remedies for a personal grievance, click on this link: www.communitylaw.org.nz
The Employment Relations Authority or Employment Court has discretion as to how much financial compensation is given. There does not seem to be a maximum limit. To see statistics on how much compensation has been awarded in the past, click on this link: www.dol.govt.nz
Answered 26 Feb 2013. The IMPORTANT NOTICE below is part of this answer.
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