A truck driver sacked after sharing a Stuff story in his work WhatsApp group has been awarded over $20,000 for unfair dismissal by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA). Just 20 minutes after truckie Gurjit Singh shared the link, his boss sacked him, via a message shared in the same group. His boss, Jarnail Singh Dhaliwal, would later call Singh’s posting a “gross incitement”. Auckland haulage company Veer Enterprises must now pay Singh $20,500 for unfair dismissal, lost wages and illegal deductions, as well as a $3000 penalty to the Crown. Dhaliwal told Stuff he felt the ERA decision was unfair, because he had legally dismissed Singh by providing two weeks notice.

Source: Stuff June 11, 2021 05:00 UTC