Bryant started work as a plasterer at Infinite Building Solutions in October 2018.
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Infinite Buildings Solutions has been ordered to pay a former plasterer $19,540 for unjustified dismissal, the second case against the Napier renovations company in less than a month. (File photo) His employment agreement provided for a minimum of 44 hours of work a week but at the time that he started his job his wife was ill and going through chemotherapy. The two sides agreed that initially he would not be required to work the full 44 hours. When Bryant returned to work after his wife’s recovery and just before Easter 2019, he was asked to go to Burns’ office.
Builder awarded close to $45,000 after disgraceful treatment by employer
11 May, 2021 10:12 PM
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A builder was falsely told he was being investigated by ACC after a fall from scaffolding on the job. Photo / Getty Images
A builder was falsely told he was being investigated by ACC after a fall from scaffolding on the job. Photo / Getty Images
A construction company has to compensate a builder close to $45,000 after falsely telling him he was being investigated by ACC and firing him.
The actions of Hawke s Bay company Infinite Building Solutions (IBS), owned by Richard Stanley Burns, have been labelled as disgraceful by the Employment Relations Authority, which investigated the unjustified dismissal case.
Builder gets compensation after disgraceful treatment by employer
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A construction company has to compensate a builder close to $45,000 after falsely telling him he was being investigated by ACC and firing him.
The actions of Hawke s Bay company, Infinite Building Solutions (IBS), owned by Richard Stanley Burns, have been labelled as disgraceful by the Employment Relations Authority, which investigated the unjustified dismissal case.
Builder Sidney Eastham was awarded a total of $43,896 for lost and incorrectly deducted wages, costs, and hurt and humiliation for the company s treatment of him.
On February 24, 2020, Eastham fell from scaffolding on a worksite and suffered injuries to his head, back, and arm.