Air New Zealand Ltd v Johnston - [1992] 1 NZLR 159

Industrial law — Dismissal — Wrongful dismissal — Compensation — Employer dismissed employee for making wrong timekeeping entries — Labour Court held that dismissal was unjustified and awarded employee compensation of $135,000 - Previous awards for wrongful dismissal had not exceeded $20,000 - Whether Labour Court was correct in penalising employer for opposing employee's reinstatement — Whether distress to employee's family should have been taken into account — Whether award should hae been consistent with earlier awards — Whether award was excessive — Industrial Relations Act 1973, s 117.