Figures obtained under the Local Government Official Information and Meeting Act showed that $405,000 was paid out by Auckland Council (AC) in settling and defending 35 personal grievance claims for a one-year period to July 2014 – 24 unjustified disadvantage, and 7 unjustified dismissal claims. They cost ratepayers $373,577 in payouts, and $32,019 in legal … Continue reading Grievance Claims, Reinstatement and Prohibitive Awards are not worth it for Employers