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Council’s authority to issue consents at risk due to manager’s view of ‘stupid laws’

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by Ric Stevens, Open Justice

A council manager who complained a junior female colleague was “demeaning” him when she requested that he fill out a tax form held on to his employers’ confidential documents after he was sacked.

Decisions from the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) show Simon Mutonhori complained about “stupid laws” while he oversaw Wairoa District Council’s compl...


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