Stuart v Armourguard Security Ltd Stuart v Farmer - [1996] 1 NZLR 484

Industrial law — Employment contract — Implied term — Former employee claiming implied term that employment would continue to age 60 — Whether employment not terminable before employee aged 60.

Industrial law — Dismissal — Fair process — Implied term that employment terminable without notice for cause — Whether implied term fair process required where dismissal on notice.

Industrial law — Dismissal — Wrongful dismissal — Implied term that employer not to dismiss in manner causing distress and loss of reputation — Without warning employment terminated with four months' salary in lieu of notice — Whether breach of implied term.

Industrial law — Dismissal — Implied term that employment terminable on reasonable notice — Employment of middle manager terminated with four months' salary in lieu of notice — Whether reasonable notice of termination.

Industrial law — Redundancy — Employment of middle manager terminated for inadequate performance — Employment subsequently assumed as part of work of existing manager — Whether termination due to retrenchment within superannuation trust deed — Meaning of "retrenchment" and "redundancy".

Trusts and trustees — Duties of trustees — Natural justice — Trustee of employment superannuation trust not referring comments of employer about former employee's entitlement to employee for comment — Whether trustees required to observe rules of natural justice.

Damages — General damages — Industrial law — Employer breaching implied term requiring manner of dismissal not to cause distress or loss of reputation — Breach of implied term requiring reasonable notice of termination — Whether employee entitled to general damages. 13: