Fired Whangārei paint store worker Keith Gorrett’s $12k payout cut to nil for sexual harassment conduct
A former paint store worker in New Zealand was found to have been unjustifiably dismissed after being fired for sexual harassment. Despite the ruling, the Employment Relations Authority denied him compensation due to the severity of his misconduct.
Why it matters
This case highlights the legal nuance in employment law where procedural fairness in dismissal is weighed against the gravity of an employee's proven workplace misconduct.
Keith Gorrett was unjustifiably dismissed from Wynn Fraser Paints - but he won t be getting any compensation.
The report presents the facts of the legal ruling and the nature of the misconduct without editorializing.
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