[2022] NZEmpC 4 Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force v Darnley [pdf, 401 KB]
...of the employment agreement. However, there is an element of overlap between the two. [127] The plaintiff accepts this and proposes that the penalties be globalised at $10,000. It submits that a penalty of $1,500 to $2,500 is appropriate. [128] The essence of the breach(es) is the failure to notify NZDF that she was leaving to work for someone else. [129] I accept that the defendant’s breaches were serious given the nature of her experience and knowledge in the area of empl...