Airline Stewards and Hostesses of New Zealand Industrial Union of Workers v Air New Zealand Ltd - [1990] 3 NZLR 549

Industrial law — Dismissal — Unjustifiable dismissal of employees — Personal grievance procedures — Employees of airline allegedly attempted to import into United States alcohol from bonded stock on aircraft — Employees claimed they had purchased alcohol from retail outlets — Airline did not accept explanations and dismissed employees — Whether to justify dismissals airline required proof beyond reasonable doubt of alleged misconduct — Whether decision to dismiss must be fair and reasonable — Whether dismissals were unjustifiable — Labour Relations Act 1987, ss 209 and 279(4).