Ms K. was employed as a bus driver in Dunedin on a casual employment agreement. She claimed that she was unjustifiably dismissed. If she was a true casual it’s not clear to me why the employer, rather than dismissing her, simply did not offer her any more work. That is irrelevant because the employer chose to commence a disciplinary investigation after receiving an e-mail from a “concerned passenger” complaining about Ms K. acting suspiciously and raising concerns that money collected had not been put into the cash box.
At the disciplinary hearing Ms K. denied taking money.
