BNZ whistleblower wins $500k, fights on

BNZ whistleblower wins $500k, fights on
BNZ whistleblower Melissa Bowen has been awarded some compensation. (Image: Supplied)
Victoria Young
A whistleblower at the BNZ who was found to have been mistreated after making a protected disclosure has been awarded more than $500,000 by the Employment Relations Authority.But it is not the end of the road for Melissa Bowen, who won a landmark ruling in 2024.Employment Relations Authority (ERA) member Peter van Keulen said last year that the bank acted in an unjustified manner through retaliation after she made a protected disclosure, breached good faith, and was later unjustifiably dismissed.Bowen had made protected disclosures in 2016...

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