Woman wins $8k in compensation after losing job due to Covid-19 restrictions
A woman who lost her job after Covid-19 border restrictions were put in place has won $8000 in compensation, after the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) ruled she was unjustifiably dismissed. The Employment Relations Authority said the company running the Pelorus mail boat failed to consult properly over job losses resulting from Covid-19. Photo: Supplied Elisabeth Siegmund was working as a deckhand on Marlborough Tour Company's Pelorus mail boat when the pandemic hit. She started the job in October 2019 and was hired for the duration of the summer season, until the end of May 2020. But ...