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The business argued it was better to give staff a quick decision so they could find new jobs, rather than prolonged uncertainty. The authority disagreed. Isaacson went on to found Monarch Ear Care in Palmerston North, with many former Triton customers following her there. The latest authority decision in the saga involved settling legal costs. Isaacson wanted Triton to pay $5500, while Triton wanted costs to lie where they fell. Much of authority member Michele Ryan’s​ decision focused on offers Triton and Isaacson made to try to settle the case, known as calderbank offers. The two...

Triton Hearing failed to follow proper procedure when it made ear nurse Gail Lees redundant during the Covid-19 lockdown last year, the ERA found.

Isaacson said losing her job in the uncertainty of a pandemic after almost six years at Triton was shocking and stressful, and she was glad to put the bad feelings and struggle for vindication behind her, and concentrate on the second year of her business. She had to pay $26,000 in lawyers’ fees to pursue the case. While it would have been more practical to put that money into her business, she said it was matter of principle. Triton’s treatment of her and the other nurses was callous, and included attempting to only pay out half the notice period she was entitled to, she said.