Sacked unvaccinated airport worker fails to get job back

Sacked unvaccinated airport worker fails to get job back
The airport worker was a valued engineer with 15 years on the job. (Photo: Supplied)
Michael Andrew
The Employment Relations Authority has not reinstated the employment of a veteran Auckland International Airport engineer who was sacked for declining the covid-19 vaccination.The former employee, who could not be named, was dismissed on Sept 30 when the government’s vaccination order for airport workers came into effect. He had been working at the airport for 15 years.The airport considered the employee to be subject to the vaccination order because part of his role required him to work in places accessible by international passengers.&n...

More Law & Regulation

IRD property sector blitz finds $228m in unpaid tax
Property

IRD property sector blitz finds $228m in unpaid tax

IRD uncovered $75m from undeclared income tax and GST from property.

Workplace safety failures cost NZ $5.4b
Policy

Workplace safety failures cost NZ $5.4b

New Zealand workers are 6.5 times more likely to die at work than in the UK.

Gregor Thompson 08 Sep 2025
ANZ pays for fair-dealing breaches, avoids pecuniary penalty
Markets

ANZ pays for fair-dealing breaches, avoids pecuniary penalty

ANZ pays $3.25m to Crown for self-reported breaches of Financial Markets Conduct Act. 

Staff reporters 08 Sep 2025
Debts of Peacocks daycare-related entities pile up
Economy

Debts of Peacocks daycare-related entities pile up

Companies owned by Vandana Bhatia and Sanjeev Gupta owe millions to the IRD.

Gregor Thompson 08 Sep 2025